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Summary

Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2025: 2022 USGS Lidar DEM: Upper Mississippi River, MN, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/74890.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

Original Dataset Product: A half-meter (0.5m) cell size Digital Elevation Model (DEM) raster was created from the ground classified lidar points plus the breaklines. The files are delivered in tile format (1000m by 1000m), the rasters are delivered in 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF format (.tif) and adhere to USGS-NGP Lidar Base Specification 2021, rev. A.

Original Dataset Geographic Extent: The project area is approximately 13,731 square miles in all or portions of Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Todd, and Wadena Counties in the State of Minnesota.

MN_UpperMissRiver_1 (Work Unit 230955) - approximately 1587 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_2 (Work Unit 300138) - approximately 2013 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_3 (Work Unit 300139) - approximately 1867 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_4 (Work Unit 300140) - approximately 2225 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_5 (Work Unit 300141) - approximately 2309 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_6 (Work Unit 300142) - approximately 3730 square miles

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 GeoTIFF files hosted by USGS on Amazon Web Services.

Purpose

This task is for providing a spring 2022 leaf-off and snow-free lidar survey over an area of approximately 13,731 square miles. This project will support the 3DEP mission, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) high-resolution elevation enterprise, as well as many state and local agencies.

Distribution Information

  • Format: Not Applicable

    Create custom data files by choosing data area, map projection, file format, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base.

  • GeoTIFF

    Bulk download of data files in GeoTIFF format, UTM Zone 15N NAD83(2011), meters coordinates and elevations in NAVD88 (Geoid18) meters

Access Constraints:

None

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be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions.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.

Controlled Theme Keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM), elevation, TERRAIN ELEVATION

URLs

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
https://coast.noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-95.17596723506° W, -93.04958101886° E, 47.31345869857° N, 46.95984520658° S

MN_UpperMiss_River_4

Time Frame 1
2022-06-09 - 2023-05-20

Dates of collection for MN_UpperMissRiver_4

Item Identification

Title: 2022 USGS Lidar DEM: Upper Mississippi River, MN
Short Name: mn2022_upper_ms_dem_m10265
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2022
Publication Date: 2023-03-27
Abstract:

Original Dataset Product: A half-meter (0.5m) cell size Digital Elevation Model (DEM) raster was created from the ground classified lidar points plus the breaklines. The files are delivered in tile format (1000m by 1000m), the rasters are delivered in 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF format (.tif) and adhere to USGS-NGP Lidar Base Specification 2021, rev. A.

Original Dataset Geographic Extent: The project area is approximately 13,731 square miles in all or portions of Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Todd, and Wadena Counties in the State of Minnesota.

MN_UpperMissRiver_1 (Work Unit 230955) - approximately 1587 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_2 (Work Unit 300138) - approximately 2013 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_3 (Work Unit 300139) - approximately 1867 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_4 (Work Unit 300140) - approximately 2225 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_5 (Work Unit 300141) - approximately 2309 square miles

MN_UpperMissRiver_6 (Work Unit 300142) - approximately 3730 square miles

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 GeoTIFF files hosted by USGS on Amazon Web Services.

Purpose:

This task is for providing a spring 2022 leaf-off and snow-free lidar survey over an area of approximately 13,731 square miles. This project will support the 3DEP mission, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) high-resolution elevation enterprise, as well as many state and local agencies.

Supplemental Information:

Raster File Type = TIFF

Bit Depth/Pixel Type = 32-bit float

Raster Cell Size = 0.5 meter

Interpolation or Resampling Technique = Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN)

Required Vertical Accuracy = 19.6cm NVA

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MINNESOTA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Airplane > Airplane

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: Elevation
Maintenance Frequency: Unknown
Data Presentation Form: Model (digital)
Distribution Liability:

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: Merrick-Surdex Joint Venture, LLP, USGS

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1370731
Date Effective From: 2025
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

CC ID: 1370730
Date Effective From: 2025
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

CC ID: 1370749
Date Effective From: 2023
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191
USA
URL: USGS Home

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1370732
Date Effective From: 2025
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

CC ID: 1370733
Date Effective From: 2025
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

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1370736
W° Bound: -95.17596723506
E° Bound: -93.04958101886
N° Bound: 47.31345869857
S° Bound: 46.95984520658
Description

MN_UpperMiss_River_4

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1370735
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2022-06-09
End: 2023-05-20
Description:

Dates of collection for MN_UpperMissRiver_4

Extent Group 2

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1370768
W° Bound: -95.612435
E° Bound: -94.404503
N° Bound: 48.54265
S° Bound: 47.868169
Description

MN_UpperMissRiver_1

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1370769
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2022-05-23
End: 2022-07-30
Description:

Dates of collection for MN_UpperMissRiver_1

Extent Group 3

Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1370772
W° Bound: -95.206635
E° Bound: -93.048512
N° Bound: 47.908337
S° Bound: 47.571411
Description

MN_UpperMissRiver_2

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1370771
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2022-05-23
End: 2022-07-02
Description:

Dates of collection for MN_UpperMissRiver_2

Extent Group 4

Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1370778
W° Bound: -95.197322
E° Bound: -93.050888
N° Bound: 47.592397
S° Bound: 47.292889
Description

MN_UpperMissRiver_3

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1370779
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2022-05-23
End: 2022-07-30
Description:

Dates of collection for MN_UpperMissRiver_3

Extent Group 5

Extent Group 5 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1370781
W° Bound: -95.176932
E° Bound: -93.042595
N° Bound: 46.980512
S° Bound: 46.627032
Description

MN_UpperMissRiver_5

Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1370782
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2022-06-09
End: 2022-07-18
Description:

Dates of collection for MN_UpperMissRiver_5

Extent Group 6

Extent Group 6 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1370784
W° Bound: -95.169916
E° Bound: -93.039631
N° Bound: 46.647546
S° Bound: 45.763841
Description

MN_UpperMissRiver_6

Extent Group 6 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1370785
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2022-05-23
End: 2022-07-16
Description:

Dates of collection for MN_UpperMissRiver_6

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: Yes
Vector: No
Text / Table: No
TIN: No
Stereo Model: No
Video: No

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1370750

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Vertical
EPSG Code: EPSG:5703
EPSG Name: NAVD88 height
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Reference System 2

CC ID: 1370751

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Projected
EPSG Code: EPSG:6344
EPSG Name: NAD83(2011) / UTM zone 15N
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
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

CC ID: 1370737
Start Date: 2025
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=10265/details/10265
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2025 - Present)
File Name: Customized Download
Description:

Create custom data files by choosing data area, map projection, file format, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base.

Distribution Format: Not Applicable
Compression: Zip

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1370738
Start Date: 2023
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey (2023 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Bulk download of data files in GeoTIFF format, UTM Zone 15N NAD83(2011), meters coordinates and elevations in NAVD88 (Geoid18) meters

Distribution Format: GeoTIFF

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1370729
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/
Name: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Data Access Viewer (DAV)
URL Type:
Online Resource
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

CC ID: 1370752
URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/
Name: USGS Additional Info
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

This link is to the reports, breaklines, metadata, spatial metadata, and shapefiles.

URL 3

CC ID: 1370753
URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/USGS_MN_UpperMissRiver_B22_Project_Report.pdf
Name: USGS Project Report
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the USGS Project Report that provides information about the project, vertical accuracy results, and the point classes and sensors used.

URL 4

CC ID: 1370754
URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_1_B22/reports/Lidar_Report/140G0222F0095-MN_UPPERMISSRIVER_B22_WU_ID230955_Lidar_Mapping_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - MN_UpperMissRiver_1
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the lidar report for MN_UpperMissRiver_1

URL 5

CC ID: 1370755
URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_2_B22/reports/Lidar_Report/140G0222F0095-MN_UPPERMISSRIVER_B22_WU_ID300138_Lidar_Mapping_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - MN_UpperMissRiver_2
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the lidar report for MN_UpperMissRiver_2

URL 6

CC ID: 1370756
URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_3_B22/reports/140G0222F0095-MN_UPPERMISSRIVER_B22_WU_ID300139_Lidar_Mapping_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - MN_UpperMissRiver_3
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the lidar report for MN_UpperMissRiver_3

URL 7

CC ID: 1370757
URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_4_B22/reports/Lidar_Report/140G0222F0095-MN_UPPERMISSRIVER_B22_WU_ID300140_Lidar_Mapping_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - MN_UpperMissRiver_4
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the lidar report for MN_UpperMissRiver_4

URL 8

CC ID: 1370758
URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_5_B22/reports/140G0222F0095-MN_UPPERMISSRIVER_B22_WU_ID300141_Lidar_Mapping_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - MN_UpperMissRiver_5
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the lidar report for MN_UpperMissRiver_5

URL 9

CC ID: 1370759
URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/metadata/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_6_B22/reports/Lidar_Report/140G0222F0095-MN_UPPERMISSRIVER_B22_WU_ID300142_Lidar_Mapping_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - MN_UpperMissRiver_6
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the lidar report for MN_UpperMissRiver_6

Data Quality

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

This data set was produced to meet ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standard for Digital Geospatial Data (2014) for a 10-cm RMSEz Vertical Accuracy Class.

USGS DEM Determined Vertical Accuracy:

Non-Vegetated Vertical Accuracy (NVA) = 5.96 cm RMSE

Vegetated Vertical Accuracy (VVA) = 18.48 cm at 95th Percentile

Completeness Report:

The dataset was reviewed to ensure completeness and accuracy.

Conceptual Consistency:

Data covers the entire area specified for this project.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
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 GeoTIFF files that are hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), into the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). The DAV accesses the raster data as it resides on AWS.

Sources

USGS GeoTIFF Files - MN_UpperMissRiver_1

CC ID: 1370760
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_1_B22/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS GeoTIFF Files for MN_UpperMissRiver_1

USGS GeoTIFF Files - MN_UpperMissRiver_2

CC ID: 1370761
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_2_B22/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS GeoTIFF Files for MN_UpperMissRiver_2

USGS GeoTIFF Files - MN_UpperMissRiver_3

CC ID: 1370762
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_3_B22/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS GeoTIFF Files for MN_UpperMissRiver_3

USGS GeoTIFF Files - MN_UpperMissRiver_4

CC ID: 1370763
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_4_B22/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS GeoTIFF Files for MN_UpperMissRiver_4

USGS GeoTIFF Files - MN_UpperMissRiver_5

CC ID: 1370764
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_5_B22/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS GeoTIFF Files for MN_UpperMissRiver_5

USGS GeoTIFF Files - MN_UpperMissRiver_6

CC ID: 1370765
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_6_B22/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS GeoTIFF Files for MN_UpperMissRiver_6

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1370725
Description:

Using MARS software a half-meter (0.5m) 32-bit floating point DEM raster in GeoTIFF format (.tif) were created using the ground classified lidar points with the hydro-flattened breaklines. The files are delivered in 1000m by 1000m tiles.

Process Date/Time: 2023-03-27 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1370766
Description:

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) created references to the USGS GeoTIFF files that were ingested into the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). No changes were made to the data. The DAV will access the raster data as it resides on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

These are the GeoTIFF files that are being accessed:

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_1_B22/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_2_B22/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_3_B22/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_4_B22/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_5_B22/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/MN_UpperMissRiver_B22/MN_UpperMissRiver_6_B22/TIFF/

Process Date/Time: 2025-02-13 00:00:00
Process Contact: Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 74890
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74890
Metadata Record Created By: Rebecca Mataosky
Metadata Record Created: 2025-02-12 20:31+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Rebecca Mataosky
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2025-02-13 14:56+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-02-13
Owner Org: OCMP
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2025-02-13
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2026-02-13