2017 FEMA Lidar: Waushara County, WI
Data Set (DS) | OCM Partners (OCMP)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:72329 | Updated: March 18, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2024: 2017 FEMA Lidar: Waushara County, WI, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72329.
Full Citation Examples
Geographic Extent: Waushara County, Wisconsin covering approximately 647 square miles.
Dataset Description of Original Data: Waushara County, Wisconsin 2017 QL2 LiDAR project required planning and acquisition of LiDAR data collected with a point density of 2 pulses per meter with at a nominal point spacing of 0.71 meters. Project specifications were based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base LIDAR Specification, Version 1.2. The data was developed based on a horizontal projection/datum of NAD83 (2011) State Plane, Wisconsin South, US survey feet and vertical datum of NAVD1988 (GEOID12B), US survey feet. LiDAR data was delivered as 35 calibrated and controlled RAW flight line swaths, processed to create 760 Classified LAS 1.4 files formatted to individual 5000 x 5000-foot tiles, corresponding 2.0-ft hydro-flattened bare-earth DEMs tiled to the same 5000 x 5000-foot schema in ERDAS .IMG format, and hydro-flattened feature breaklines in Esri polygonZ shapefile and polygonZ file geodatabase feature class format.
Ground Conditions: LiDAR was collected in 3 lifts spanning 2 days in the Fall of 2017, with no snow, water at normal levels without unusual inundation, and leaf off conditions. In order to post process the LiDAR data to meet task order specifications, 20 surveyed control points were used to calibrate the LIDAR to known ground locations established throughout the project area. The accuracy of the data was checked with a total of 70 surveyed QC check points.
This metadata record supports the data entry in the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). For this data set, the DAV is leveraging the Entwine Point Tiles (EPT) hosted by USGS on Amazon Web Services.
Distribution Information
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Not Applicable
Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base. Change to an orthometric vertical datum is one of the many options.
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LAS/LAZ - LASer
Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, WI State Plane South, NAD83 (2011) US survey feet coordinates and orthometric elevations (Geoid12b) in feet.
None
Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations.
Controlled Theme Keywords
elevation, TERRAIN ELEVATION
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Metadata Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-89.601604° W,
-88.879494° E,
44.248628° N,
43.976209° S
2017-11-07 - 2017-11-08
Dates of collection
Item Identification
Title: | 2017 FEMA Lidar: Waushara County, WI |
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Short Name: | wi2017_waushara_m10098_metadata |
Status: | Completed |
Creation Date: | 2017 |
Publication Date: | 2018-05-01 |
Abstract: |
Geographic Extent: Waushara County, Wisconsin covering approximately 647 square miles.
Dataset Description of Original Data: Waushara County, Wisconsin 2017 QL2 LiDAR project required planning and acquisition of LiDAR data collected with a point density of 2 pulses per meter with at a nominal point spacing of 0.71 meters. Project specifications were based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base LIDAR Specification, Version 1.2. The data was developed based on a horizontal projection/datum of NAD83 (2011) State Plane, Wisconsin South, US survey feet and vertical datum of NAVD1988 (GEOID12B), US survey feet. LiDAR data was delivered as 35 calibrated and controlled RAW flight line swaths, processed to create 760 Classified LAS 1.4 files formatted to individual 5000 x 5000-foot tiles, corresponding 2.0-ft hydro-flattened bare-earth DEMs tiled to the same 5000 x 5000-foot schema in ERDAS .IMG format, and hydro-flattened feature breaklines in Esri polygonZ shapefile and polygonZ file geodatabase feature class format. Ground Conditions: LiDAR was collected in 3 lifts spanning 2 days in the Fall of 2017, with no snow, water at normal levels without unusual inundation, and leaf off conditions. In order to post process the LiDAR data to meet task order specifications, 20 surveyed control points were used to calibrate the LIDAR to known ground locations established throughout the project area. The accuracy of the data was checked with a total of 70 surveyed QC check points. This metadata record supports the data entry in the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). For this data set, the DAV is leveraging the Entwine Point Tiles (EPT) hosted by USGS on Amazon Web Services. |
Purpose: |
Classified LAS files are used to show the manually reviewed bare earth surface. This allows the user to create Breaklines and Raster DEMs. The purpose of these LiDAR data was to produce high accuracy 3D hydro-flattened Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with a 2-ft cell size. The data will be used by FEMA for flood-plain mapping. These raw lidar point cloud data were used to create classified lidar LAS files, 3D breaklines, and hydro-flattened DEMs as necessary. |
Supplemental Information: |
FEMA Contract No. HSFE60-15-D-0005 FEMA Task Order No. HSFE05-17-J-0005 CONTRACTOR: STARR II SUBCONTRACTOR: Continental Mapping Consultants Continental Mapping Consultants worked with CompassData to acquire and calibrate ground control points. All Lidar data acquisition, calibration, and follow-on processing were completed by Continental Mapping Consultants.
The following are the USGS lidar fields in JSON: {
"ldrinfo" : {
"ldrspec" : "USGS-NGP Base Lidar Specification v1.2", "ldrsens" : "Leica ALS70", "ldrmaxnr" : "5", "ldrnps" : "0.684", "ldrdens" : "2.14", "ldranps" : "0.586", "ldradens" : "2.91", "ldrfltht" : "2200", "ldrfltsp" : "160", "ldrscana" : "38", "ldrscanr" : "49.2", "ldrpulsr" : "135.3", "ldrpulsd" : "N/A", "ldrpulsw" : "1.0", "ldrwavel" : "1064", "ldrmpia" : "1", "ldrbmdiv" : "0.22", "ldrswatw" : "1300", "ldrswato" : "20", "ldrgeoid" : "g2012bu3.bin" }, "ldraccur" : {
"ldrchacc" : "0.1", "rawnva" : "0.094", "rawnvan" : "40", "clsnva" : "0.080", "clsnvan" : "40", "clsvva" : "0.039", "clsvvan" : "30" }, "lasinfo" : {
"lasver" : "1.4", "lasprf" : "6", "laswheld" : "Withheld (ignore) points were identified in these files using the standard LAS Withheld bit", "lasolap" : "Swath "overage" points were identified in these files using the standard LAS overlap bit.", "lasintr" : "16-bit", "lasclass" : {
"clascode" : "1", "clasitem" : "Undetermined/Unclassified" }, "lasclass" : {
"clascode" : "2", "clasitem" : "Bare earth" }, "lasclass" : {
"clascode" : "7", "clasitem" : "Low noise" }, "lasclass" : {
"clascode" : "9", "clasitem" : "Water" }, "lasclass" : {
"clascode" : "10", "clasitem" : "Ignored ground" }, "lasclass" : {
"clascode" : "17", "clasitem" : "Bridges" }, "lasclass" : {
"clascode" : "18", "clasitem" : "High Noise" } }} |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
elevation
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Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WISCONSIN
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE
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Instrument Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords |
LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging
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Platform Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords |
Airplane > Airplane
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Physical Location
Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
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City: | Charleston |
State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | Elevation |
Maintenance Frequency: | Unknown |
Data Presentation Form: | Model (digital) |
Distribution Liability: |
All rights to produced data belong to FEMA. Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners. |
Data Set Credit: | Data credit goes to Continental Mapping Consultants who was contracted by the Strategic Alliance For Risk Reduction (STARR II)., Continental Mapping Consultants |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2024 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2024 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2018 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | U.S. Geological Survey |
Address: |
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20191 USA |
URL: | USGS Home |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2024 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2024 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -89.601604 | |
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E° Bound: | -88.879494 | |
N° Bound: | 44.248628 | |
S° Bound: | 43.976209 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2017-11-07 |
End: | 2017-11-08 |
Description: |
Dates of collection |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Grid: | No |
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Vector: | Yes |
Text / Table: | No |
TIN: | No |
Stereo Model: | No |
Video: | No |
Vector Representation 1
Point Object Present?: | Yes |
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Point Object Count: | 5076750329 |
Reference Systems
Reference System 1
Coordinate Reference System |
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Reference System 2
Coordinate Reference System |
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
Data is available online for bulk and custom downloads. |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2024-03-18 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=10098/details/10098 |
Distributor: | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2024 - Present) |
File Name: | Customized Download |
Description: |
Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base. Change to an orthometric vertical datum is one of the many options. |
Distribution Format: | Not Applicable |
Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 2
Start Date: | 2024-03-18 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/LPC/Projects/USGS_LPC_WI_Waushara_2017_LAS_2019/laz/ |
Distributor: | U.S. Geological Survey (2018 - Present) |
File Name: | Bulk Download |
Description: |
Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, WI State Plane South, NAD83 (2011) US survey feet coordinates and orthometric elevations (Geoid12b) in feet. |
Distribution Format: | LAS/LAZ - LASer |
Compression: | LAZ |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/ |
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Name: | NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Data Access Viewer (DAV) |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | HTML |
Description: |
The Data Access Viewer (DAV) allows a user to search for and download elevation, imagery, and land cover data for the coastal U.S. and its territories. The data, hosted by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management, can be customized and requested for free download through a checkout interface. An email provides a link to the customized data, while the original data set is available through a link within the viewer. |
URL 2
URL: | https://usgs.entwine.io/data/view.html?r=https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/USGS_LPC_WI_Waushara_2017_LAS_2019/ept.json |
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Name: | USGS 3D View |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
Link to view the point cloud, using the Entwine Point Tile (EPT) format, in the 3D Potree viewer. |
URL 3
URL: | https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/USGS_LPC_WI_Waushara_2017_LAS_2019/ept.json |
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Name: | USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | json |
Description: |
Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud. |
URL 4
URL: | https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/WI_Waushara_2017_C19/WI_Waushara_2017/reports/55137_Waushara_WI_Processing_Reports.pdf |
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Name: | Lidar Processing Report |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | |
Description: |
Link to the Continental Mapping lidar processing report. |
URL 5
URL: | https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/WI_Waushara_2017_C19/WI_Waushara_2017/reports/55137_Washaura_Planning_and_Post_Flight_Report.pdf |
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Name: | Lidar Collection Report |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | |
Description: |
Link to the Continental Mapping lidar collection report. |
URL 6
URL: | https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/WI_Waushara_2017_C19/WI_Waushara_2017/ |
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Name: | USGS Additional Info |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
Link to the reports, breaklines, metadata, and spatial metadata. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2; Microstation CONNECT Edition Update 2 (version 10.02.00.39); TerraScan (version 018.008) |
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Data Quality
Vertical Positional Accuracy: |
The specifications require that only Non-vegetated Vertical Accuracy (NVA) can be computed for raw lidar point cloud swath files. The vertical accuracy was tested with 40 independent surveys located in open terrain. These check points were not used in the calibration or post processing of the lidar point cloud data. The survey check points were distributed throughout the project. Specifications for this project require that the NVA be 19.6 cm or better AccuracyZ at 95 percent confidence level. The NVA was tested using 40 independent surveys located in open terrain. The survey check points were distributed throughout the project. The 40 independent check points were surveyed using the closed level loop technique. Elevations from the unclassified lidar surface were measured for the x,y location of each check point. Elevations interpolated from the unclassified lidar surface were then compared to the elevation values of the surveyed control. The RMSE was computed to be 0.048 meters and AccuracyZ to be 0.094 meters. AccuracyZ has been tested to meet the required AccuracyZ value of 19.6 cm for Non-Vegetated Vertical Accuracy at 95 Percent confidence level using RMSE(z) x 1.9600 as defined by the National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA); assessed and reported using National Digital Elevation Program (NDEP)/ASRPS Guidelines. |
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Completeness Report: |
These classified LAS data files include all data points collected. No points have been removed or excluded. A visual qualitative assessment was performed to ensure data completeness. No void areas or missing data exist. The classified point cloud is of good quality and data passes Non-vegetated Vertical Accuracy (NVA) specifications. Datasets contain complete coverage of tiles over the project area. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
Data cover the entire area specified for this project. |
Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | NCEI-NC |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Data is backed up to cloud storage. |
Lineage
Lineage Statement: |
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) ingested references to the USGS Entwine Point Tiles (EPT) hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) into the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). The DAV accesses the point cloud as it resides on AWS under the usgs-lidar-public-container. |
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Sources
USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - USGS_LPC_WI_Waushara_2017
Contact Role Type: | Publisher |
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Contact Type: | Organization |
Contact Name: | USGS |
Citation URL: | https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/USGS_LPC_WI_Waushara_2017_LAS_2019/ept.json |
Citation URL Name: | Entwine Point Tile for USGS_LPC_WI_Waushara_2017 |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Classified LAS Processing: Final lidar LAS delivery classes for the fully classed LAS tiles consistent with ASPRS LAS classes to be compliant with USGS LiDAR Guidelines and Base Specifications v1.2 consist of: Class 1 - Unclassified; Class 2 - Ground; Class 7 â Low Noise; Class 9 - Water; Class 10 - Ignored Ground (including 3-foot buffer around water breaklines); Class 17 - Bridge; and Class 18 - High Noise. Once the analyst was comfortable with the ground macro results, the ground classification QC began using TerraScan. During the QC phase, analysts reclassified the point cloud in areas where the macro was not able to, or created misclassifications. The same rigorous quality steps were performed on each classification. Data were then distributed as virtual tiles to experienced lidar analysts for localized automatic classification, manual editing, and peer-based QC checks. Supervisory QC monitoring of work in progress and completed editing ensured consistency of classification character and adherence to project requirements across the entire project. Upon completion of point classification, an automated process was executed to turn any points to class 1 in the Fully Classified LAS files and to delete all points that fell outside of the provided project buffered boundary. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
Description: |
Original point clouds in LAS/LAZ format were restructured as Entwine Point Tiles and stored on Amazon Web Services. The data were re-projected horizontally to WGS84 web mercator (EPSG 3857) and no changes were made to the vertical (NAVD88 Geoid12b, US survey feet). |
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Process Contact: | U.S. Geological Survey |
Process Step 3
Description: |
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) created references to the Entwine Point Tiles (EPT) that were ingested into the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). No changes were made to the data. The DAV will access the point cloud as it resides on Amazon Web Services (AWS) under the usgs-lidar-public container. This is the AWS URL being accessed: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/USGS_LPC_WI_Waushara_2017_LAS_2019/ept.json |
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Process Date/Time: | 2024-03-18 00:00:00 |
Process Contact: | Office for Coastal Management (OCM) |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 72329 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:72329 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Rebecca Mataosky |
Metadata Record Created: | 2024-03-18 14:12+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Rebecca Mataosky |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-03-18 15:17+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2024-03-18 |
Owner Org: | OCMP |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2024-03-18 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2025-03-18 |