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Summary

Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2026: 2020 - 2021 USGS Lidar DEM: Ohio Statewide - Phase 2, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/80073.
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Abstract

Original Product: 1.25-foot bare-earth raster digital elevation model (DEM) data tiles in GeoTIFF format.

Original Full Dataset Geographic Extent: Approximately 12,101 square miles in southern Ohio

Block 1 (Work Unit 197533)

Counties included: Fairfield, Gallia, Morgan

Formatted to 19,553 tiles, covering approximately 1096 square miles.

Lidar was collected from Dec 11, 2020 through April 11, 2021.

Woolpert established 73 ground control points and an additional 89 independent accuracy checkpoints (50 NVA points and 39 VVA points)

Block 2 (Work Unit 224682)

Counties included: Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, Vinton, Washington

Formatted to 28,701 tiles, covering approximately 1609 square miles.

Lidar was collected from March 7 through April 13, 2021.

Woolpert established 20 ground control points and an additional 48 independent accuracy checkpoints (27 NVA points and 21 VVA points)

Block 3 (Work Unit 224906)

Counties included: Athens, Belmont, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble, Washington

Formatted to 27,537 tiles, covering approximately 1544 square miles.

Lidar was collected from Jan 23 through March 29, 2021.

Woolpert established 18 ground control points and an additional 47 independent accuracy checkpoints (23 NVA points and 24 VVA points)

Block 4 (Work Unit 224909)

Counties included: Licking, Muskingum, Perry

Formatted to 27,476 tiles, covering approximately 1540 square miles.

Lidar was collected from March 10 through April 3, 2021.

Woolpert established 26 ground control points and an additional 46 independent accuracy checkpoints (27 NVA points and 19 VVA points)

Block 5 (Work Unit 224912)

Counties included: Guernsey, Belmont

Formatted to 19,255 tiles, covering approximately 1080 square miles.

Lidar was collected from March 21 through April 22, 2021.

Woolpert established 12 ground control points and an additional 42 independent accuracy checkpoints (24 NVA points and 18 VVA points)

Block 6 (Work Unit 224915)

Counties included: Coshocton, Holmes, Knox, Tuscarawas

Formatted to 26,822 tiles, covering approximately 1503 square miles.

Lidar was collected from Nov 19, 2020 through April 5, 2021.

Woolpert established 17 ground control points and an additional 49 independent accuracy checkpoints (26 NVA points and 23 VVA points)

Block 7 (Work Unit 224919)

Counties included: Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas

Formatted to 24,656 tiles, covering approximately 1382 square miles.

Lidar was collected from Nov 24, 2020 through April 19, 2021.

Woolpert established 14 ground control points and an additional 48 independent accuracy checkpoints (25 NVA points and 23 VVA points)

Block 8 (Work Unit 224925)

Counties included: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Stark, Tuscarawas, Wayne

Formatted to 42,505 tiles, covering approximately 1503 square miles.

Lidar was collected from May 19, 2020 through April 19, 2021.

Woolpert established 45 ground control points and an additional 77 independent accuracy checkpoints (52 NVA points and 25 VVA points)

Original Dataset Description: The OH Statewide Phase 2 2020 B20 lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and production of derivative products of QL1 lidar data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.35 meters. Project specifications were based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base Lidar Specification, Version 2021 revision A. Lidar data was delivered as processed LAS 1.4 files formatted to 1,250-feet by 1,250-feet tiles. Lidar was collected while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. In order to post process the lidar data to meet task order specifications and meet ASPRS vertical accuracy guidelines, Woolpert established ground control points that were used to calibrate the lidar to known ground locations established throughout the entire project area. Additional independent accuracy checkpoints (NVA and VVA points), were collected throughout the entire project area and used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. These checkpoints were not used to calibrate or post process the data.

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

The project will support the 3DEP mission, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) high resolution elevation enterprise program and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Risk Mapping.

Data Access & Downloads

  • 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, Ohio State Plane North or South NAD83(2011), US survey feet coordinates and NAVD88 (Geoid18) heights in feet .

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

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

  • Link to the reports, breaklines, metadata, and spatial metadata.

  • Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 1 (Work Unit 197533).

  • Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 2 (Work Unit 224682).

  • Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 3 (Work Unit 224906).

  • Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 4 (Work Unit 224909).

  • Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 5 (Work Unit 224912).

  • Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 6 (Work Unit 224915).

  • Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 7 (Work Unit 224919).

  • Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 8 (Work Unit 224925).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Link to view the point cloud, using the Entwine Point Tile (EPT) format, in the 3D Potree viewer.

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

-82.87° W, -81.57° E, 39.97° N, 38.83° S

Block 1 (Work Unit 197533) - Includes Fairfield, Gallia, and Morgan counties

Time Frame 1
2020-12-11 - 2021-04-11

Dates of collection for Block 1

Item Identification

Title: 2020 - 2021 USGS Lidar DEM: Ohio Statewide - Phase 2
Short Name: oh2020_stwde_phase2_dem_m14625
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2020
Publication Date: 2026
Abstract:

Original Product: 1.25-foot bare-earth raster digital elevation model (DEM) data tiles in GeoTIFF format.

Original Full Dataset Geographic Extent: Approximately 12,101 square miles in southern Ohio

Block 1 (Work Unit 197533)

Counties included: Fairfield, Gallia, Morgan

Formatted to 19,553 tiles, covering approximately 1096 square miles.

Lidar was collected from Dec 11, 2020 through April 11, 2021.

Woolpert established 73 ground control points and an additional 89 independent accuracy checkpoints (50 NVA points and 39 VVA points)

Block 2 (Work Unit 224682)

Counties included: Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, Vinton, Washington

Formatted to 28,701 tiles, covering approximately 1609 square miles.

Lidar was collected from March 7 through April 13, 2021.

Woolpert established 20 ground control points and an additional 48 independent accuracy checkpoints (27 NVA points and 21 VVA points)

Block 3 (Work Unit 224906)

Counties included: Athens, Belmont, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble, Washington

Formatted to 27,537 tiles, covering approximately 1544 square miles.

Lidar was collected from Jan 23 through March 29, 2021.

Woolpert established 18 ground control points and an additional 47 independent accuracy checkpoints (23 NVA points and 24 VVA points)

Block 4 (Work Unit 224909)

Counties included: Licking, Muskingum, Perry

Formatted to 27,476 tiles, covering approximately 1540 square miles.

Lidar was collected from March 10 through April 3, 2021.

Woolpert established 26 ground control points and an additional 46 independent accuracy checkpoints (27 NVA points and 19 VVA points)

Block 5 (Work Unit 224912)

Counties included: Guernsey, Belmont

Formatted to 19,255 tiles, covering approximately 1080 square miles.

Lidar was collected from March 21 through April 22, 2021.

Woolpert established 12 ground control points and an additional 42 independent accuracy checkpoints (24 NVA points and 18 VVA points)

Block 6 (Work Unit 224915)

Counties included: Coshocton, Holmes, Knox, Tuscarawas

Formatted to 26,822 tiles, covering approximately 1503 square miles.

Lidar was collected from Nov 19, 2020 through April 5, 2021.

Woolpert established 17 ground control points and an additional 49 independent accuracy checkpoints (26 NVA points and 23 VVA points)

Block 7 (Work Unit 224919)

Counties included: Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas

Formatted to 24,656 tiles, covering approximately 1382 square miles.

Lidar was collected from Nov 24, 2020 through April 19, 2021.

Woolpert established 14 ground control points and an additional 48 independent accuracy checkpoints (25 NVA points and 23 VVA points)

Block 8 (Work Unit 224925)

Counties included: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Stark, Tuscarawas, Wayne

Formatted to 42,505 tiles, covering approximately 1503 square miles.

Lidar was collected from May 19, 2020 through April 19, 2021.

Woolpert established 45 ground control points and an additional 77 independent accuracy checkpoints (52 NVA points and 25 VVA points)

Original Dataset Description: The OH Statewide Phase 2 2020 B20 lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and production of derivative products of QL1 lidar data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.35 meters. Project specifications were based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base Lidar Specification, Version 2021 revision A. Lidar data was delivered as processed LAS 1.4 files formatted to 1,250-feet by 1,250-feet tiles. Lidar was collected while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. In order to post process the lidar data to meet task order specifications and meet ASPRS vertical accuracy guidelines, Woolpert established ground control points that were used to calibrate the lidar to known ground locations established throughout the entire project area. Additional independent accuracy checkpoints (NVA and VVA points), were collected throughout the entire project area and used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. These checkpoints were not used to calibrate or post process the data.

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:

The project will support the 3DEP mission, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) high resolution elevation enterprise program and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Risk Mapping.

Supplemental Information:

USGS Contract No. G16PC00022, Task Order No. 140G0220F0194. Contractor: Woolpert. Raster File Type = TIFF Bit Depth/Pixel Type = 32-bit float Raster Cell Size = 1.25-US Foot pixel Interpolation or Re-sampling Technique = Triangulated Irregular Network Required Vertical Accuracy = 19.6 cm NVA

Keywords

Theme 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

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 > OHIO
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE

Instrument Keywords

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

Platform Keywords

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: None Planned
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: Woolpert, USGS

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1493552
Date Effective From: 2026
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: 1493551
Date Effective From: 2026
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: 1493555
Date Effective From: 2022
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: 1493553
Date Effective From: 2026
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: 1493554
Date Effective From: 2026
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: 1493597
W° Bound: -82.87
E° Bound: -81.57
N° Bound: 39.97
S° Bound: 38.83
Description

Block 1 (Work Unit 197533) - Includes Fairfield, Gallia, and Morgan counties

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1493596
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2020-12-11
End: 2021-04-11
Description:

Dates of collection for Block 1

Extent Group 2

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1493600
W° Bound: -82.77
E° Bound: -81.68
N° Bound: 39.75
S° Bound: 38.87
Description

Block 2 (Work Unit 224682) - Includes Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, Vinton, Washington counties

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1493599
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2021-03-07
End: 2021-04-13
Description:

Dates of collection for Block 2

Extent Group 3

Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1493603
W° Bound: -81.85
E° Bound: -80.78
N° Bound: 39.91
S° Bound: 39.26
Description

Block 3 (Work Unit 224906) - Includes Athens, Belmont, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble, and Washington counties

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1493602
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2021-01-23
End: 2021-03-29
Description:

Dates of collection for Block 3

Extent Group 4

Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1493606
W° Bound: -82.81
E° Bound: -81.72
N° Bound: 40.28
S° Bound: 39.73
Description

Block 4 (Work Unit 224909) - Includes Licking, Muskingum, and Perry counties

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1493605
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2021-03-10
End: 2021-04-03
Description:

Dates of collection for Block 4

Extent Group 5

Extent Group 5 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1493609
W° Bound: -81.74
E° Bound: -80.7
N° Bound: 40.23
S° Bound: 39.82
Description

Block 5 (Work Unit 224912) - Includes Belmont and Guernsey counties

Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1493608
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2021-03-21
End: 2021-04-22
Description:

Dates of collection for Block 5

Extent Group 6

Extent Group 6 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1493612
W° Bound: -82.78
E° Bound: -81.55
N° Bound: 40.6
S° Bound: 40.12
Description

Block 6 (Work Unit 224915) - Includes Coshocton, Holmes, Knox, Tuscarawas counties

Extent Group 6 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1493611
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2020-11-19
End: 2021-04-05
Description:

Dates of collection for Block 6

Extent Group 7

Extent Group 7 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1493615
W° Bound: -81.56
E° Bound: -80.59
N° Bound: 40.6
S° Bound: 40.15
Description

Block 7 (Work Unit 224919) - Includes Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas counties

Extent Group 7 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1493614
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2020-11-24
End: 2021-04-19
Description:

Dates of collection for Block 7

Extent Group 8

Extent Group 8 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1493618
W° Bound: -82.21
E° Bound: -80.51
N° Bound: 41.13
S° Bound: 40.57
Description

Block 8 (Work Unit 224925) - Includes Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties

Extent Group 8 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1493617
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2020-05-19
End: 2021-04-19
Description:

Dates of collection for Block 8

Spatial Information

Spatial Resolution

Horizontal Distance: 1.25 Foot

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: 1493620

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Vertical
EPSG Code: EPSG:6360
EPSG Name: NAVD88 height (ftUS)
▾ See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Reference System 2

CC ID: 1493621

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Projected
EPSG Code: EPSG:6549
EPSG Name: NAD83(2011) / Ohio North (ftUS)
▾ See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Reference System 3

CC ID: 1493622

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Projected
EPSG Code: EPSG:6551
EPSG Name: NAD83(2011) / Ohio South (ftUS)
▾ 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: 1493556
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=14625/details/14625
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2026 - 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.

File Type (Deprecated): Zip
Compression: Zip

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1493557
Download URL: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey (2022 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Bulk download of data files in GeoTIFF format, Ohio State Plane North or South NAD83(2011), US survey feet coordinates and NAVD88 (Geoid18) heights in feet .

File Type (Deprecated): LAZ
Distribution Format: GeoTIFF

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1493558
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/USGS_OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20_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 2

CC ID: 1493559
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/
Name: USGS Additional Info
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Link to the reports, breaklines, metadata, and spatial metadata.

URL 3

CC ID: 1493560
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_1_2020/reports/OH_Statewide_Phase_2_197536_WU_197533.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Block 1 (Work Unit 197533)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 1 (Work Unit 197533).

URL 4

CC ID: 1493561
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2_2020/reports/OH_Statewide_Phase_2_197536_WU_224682.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Block 2 (Work Unit 224682)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 2 (Work Unit 224682).

URL 5

CC ID: 1493562
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_3_2020/reports/OH_Statewide_Phase_2_197536_WU_224906.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Block 3 (Work Unit 224906)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 3 (Work Unit 224906).

URL 6

CC ID: 1493563
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_4_2020/reports/OH_Statewide_Phase_2_197536_WU224909.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Block 4 (Work Unit 224909)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 4 (Work Unit 224909).

URL 7

CC ID: 1493564
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_5_2020/reports/OH_Statewide_Phase_2_197536_WU_224912.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Block 5 (Work Unit 224912)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 5 (Work Unit 224912).

URL 8

CC ID: 1493565
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_6_2020/reports/OH_Statewide_Phase_2_197536_WU_224915.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Block 6 (Work Unit 224915)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 6 (Work Unit 224915).

URL 9

CC ID: 1493566
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_7_2020/reports/OH_Statewide_Phase_2_197536_WU_224919.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Block 7 (Work Unit 224919)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 7 (Work Unit 224919).

URL 10

CC ID: 1493567
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_8_2020/reports/OH_Statewide_Phase_2_197536_WU_224925.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Block 8 (Work Unit 224925)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Woolpert lidar report for Block 8 (Work Unit 224925).

URL 11

CC ID: 1493568
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 12

CC ID: 1493569
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/OH_Statewide_Phase2_1_2020/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Block 1
URL Type:
Online Resource
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 13

CC ID: 1493570
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2_2020/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Block 2
URL Type:
Online Resource
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 14

CC ID: 1493571
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/OH_Statewide_Phase2_3_2020/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Block 3
URL Type:
Online Resource
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 15

CC ID: 1493572
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/OH_Statewide_Phase2_4_2020/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Block 4
URL Type:
Online Resource
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 16

CC ID: 1493573
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/OH_Statewide_Phase2_5_2020/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Block 5
URL Type:
Online Resource
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 17

CC ID: 1493574
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/OH_Statewide_Phase2_6_2020/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Block 6
URL Type:
Online Resource
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 18

CC ID: 1493575
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/OH_Statewide_Phase2_7_2020/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Block 7
URL Type:
Online Resource
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 19

CC ID: 1493576
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/OH_Statewide_Phase2_8_2020/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Block 8
URL Type:
Online Resource
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.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 (Build 17134.1304); ArcMap 10.7; ArcCatalog 10.7; TerraScan ver. 20; TerraModeler ver. 20; LP360 v2019.1.30.4.

Data Quality

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Block 1

The data set was produced to meet ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data (2014) for a 0.101 ft (3.1 cm) RMSEx / RMSEy Horizontal Accuracy Class which equates to Positional Horizontal Accuracy = +/- 0.250 ft (7.62 cm) at a 95% confidence level.

Blocks 2 - 8

The data set was produced to meet ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data (2014) for a 14.8 cm RMSEx / RMSEy Horizontal Accuracy Class which equates to Positional Horizontal Accuracy = +/- 36.3 cm at a 95% confidence level.

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 Determined DEM Vertical Accuracy:

Non-Vegetated Vertical Accuracy (NVA) = 7.86 cm at 95% Confidence Level or 4 cm RMSE

Vegetated Vertical Accuracy (VVA) = 15.88 cm at 95th Percentile

Completeness Report:

Datasets contain complete coverage of tiles. No points have been removed or excluded. A visual qualitative assessment was performed to ensure data completeness. There are no void areas or missing data. The DEM is of good quality and data passes Non-Vegetated and Vegetated Vertical Accuracy specifications.

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-CO
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

Data is backed up to tape and 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 AWS GeoTIFF Files - OH_Statewide_Phase2_1

CC ID: 1493585
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_1_2020/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files for OH_Statewide_Phase2_1_2020

USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files - OH_Statewide_Phase2_2

CC ID: 1493584
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2_2020/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files for OH_Statewide_Phase2_2

USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files - OH_Statewide_Phase2_3

CC ID: 1493586
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_3_2020/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files for OH_Statewide_Phase2_3_2020

USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files - OH_Statewide_Phase2_4

CC ID: 1493587
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_4_2020/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files for OH_Statewide_Phase2_4_2020

USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files - OH_Statewide_Phase2_5

CC ID: 1493588
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_5_2020/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files for OH_Statewide_Phase2_5_2020

USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files - OH_Statewide_Phase2_6

CC ID: 1493589
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_6_2020/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files for OH_Statewide_Phase2_6_2020

USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files - OH_Statewide_Phase2_7

CC ID: 1493590
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_7_2020/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files for OH_Statewide_Phase2_7_2020

USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files - OH_Statewide_Phase2_8

CC ID: 1493591
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_8_2020/TIFF/
Citation URL Name: USGS AWS GeoTIFF Files for OH_Statewide_Phase2_8_2020

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1493592
Description:

Lidar Point Cloud Classification: The point cloud underwent a classification process to determine bare-earth points and non-ground points utilizing "first and only" as well as "last of many" lidar returns. This process determined Processed, but Unclassified (Class 1), Bare Earth Ground (Class 2), Low Noise (Class 7), Water (Class 9), Bridge Decks (Class 17), High Noise (Class 18), and Ignored Ground (Class 20). The bare-earth (Class 2 - Ground) lidar points underwent a manual QA/QC step to verify the quality of the DEM as well as a peer-based QC review. This included a review of the DEM surface to remove artifacts and ensure topographic quality. After the bare-earth surface is finalized, it is then used to generate all hydro-breaklines through a semi-automated process. All ground (Class 2) lidar data inside of the Lake Pond and Double Line Drain hydro flattening breaklines were then classified to water (Class 9) using TerraScan/LP360 macro functionality. A buffer of 0.7 meters was also used around each hydro-flattened feature to classify these ground (Class 2) points to Ignored Ground (Class 20). All Lake Pond Island and Double Line Drain Island features were checked to ensure that the ground (Class 2) points were reclassified to the correct classification after the automated classification was completed. These processes were reviewed and accepted by USGS through numerous conference calls and pilot study areas. All data was manually reviewed and any remaining artifacts removed using functionality provided by TerraScan and TerraModeler. Global Mapper was used as a final check of the bare earth dataset. GeoCue was then used to create the deliverable industry-standard LAS files. Woolpert proprietary software and LP360 was used to perform final statistical analysis of the classes in the LAS files, on a per tile level to verify final classification metrics and full LAS header information.

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1493594
Description:

Hydro-Flattened Digital Elevation Models (DEMs): Class 2 (ground) lidar points in conjunction with the hydro breaklines as well bridge breaklines were used to create a 1.25-foot, hydro-flattened bare-earth raster DEM. Using automated scripting routines within ArcMap, a GeoTIFF file was created for each tile. Each surface is reviewed using Global Mapper to check for any surface anomalies or incorrect elevations found within the surface.

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1493623
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/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_1_2020/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2_2020/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_3_2020/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_4_2020/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_5_2020/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_6_2020/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_7_2020/TIFF/

https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Elevation/OPR/Projects/OH_Statewide_Phase2_2020_B20/OH_Statewide_Phase2_8_2020/TIFF/

Process Date/Time: 2026-06-26 00:00:00
Process Contact: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone (Voice): (843) 740-1202

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument 1

CC ID: 1493624
Identifier: Leica Terrain Mapper
Instrument / Gear: Instrument
Instrument Type: Lidar
Description:

Leica Terrain Mapper is a compact laser-based system designed for the acquisition of high-density topographic and return signal intensity data from a variety of airborne platforms, at flying heights up to 5500 m AGL

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Item Type Relationship Type Title
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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 80073
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:80073
Metadata Record Created By: Rebecca Mataosky
Metadata Record Created: 2026-06-26 17:34+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Rebecca Mataosky
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-06-26 18:39+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2026-06-26
Owner Org: OCMP
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2023-06-07
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2024-06-07