Dataset Identification:
- Between January and March 2010, lidar data was collected in southeast/coastal Georgia under a multi-agency partnership between the Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center, USGS, FEMA, NOAA and local county governments. Data acquisition is for the full extent of coastal Georgia, approximately 50 miles inland, excluding counties with existing high-resolution lidar derived elevation data. The data capture area consists of an area of approximately 5703 square miles. This project is within the Atlantic Coastal Priority Area as defined by the National Geospatial Program (NGP) and supports homeland security requirements of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This project also supports the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and will advance USGS efforts related to The National Map and the National Elevation Dataset. The data were delivered in LAS format version 1.2 in 5000 x 5000 foot tiles. The data are classified according to ASPRS LAS 1.2 classification scheme: Class 1 - Unclassified Class 2 - Bare Earth Class 7 - Low Point (Noise) Class 9 - Water Class 10 - Reserved Class 12 - Overlap
- Title 2010 Coastal Georgia Elevation Project Lidar Data
- publication Date 2011-04-01
- organisation Name DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Contact information
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- Telephone
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- Voice 843-740-1200
- Address
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- 2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
- electronic Mail Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
- organisation Name DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Contact information
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- Telephone
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- Voice 843-740-1200
- Address
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- 2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
- electronic Mail Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Theme keywords (theme):
Bathymetry/Topography
Digital Elevation Model
LiDAR
DEM
Raster
Breaklines
LAS
elevation
- Title None
Location keywords:
US
Georgia
Charlton County
Camden County
Brantley County
Wayne County
McIntosh County
Long County
Bryan County
Effingham County
Bulloch County
Screven County
- Title None
Theme keywords (theme):
- Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
- publication Date 2017-08-24
Theme keywords (theme):
- Title Realm > Earth Surface
- publication Date 2017-08-24
Theme keywords (theme):
- Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
- publication Date 2017-08-24
Theme keywords (theme):
- Title Material > Environmental Material
- publication Date 2017-08-24
Theme keywords (theme):
- Title Resource Type > Data Set
- publication Date 2017-08-24
Theme keywords (theme):
- Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
- publication Date 2017-08-24
purpose:
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- maintenance or update frequency: unknown
- Constraints
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- Use limitation statement:
- These data depict the elevations at the time of the survey and are only accurate for that time. 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. Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA or any of its partners. These data are NOT to be used for navigational purposes.
- Legal Constraints
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- Use Limitation
- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Resource extent
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- westBoundLongitude -82.284621
- eastBoundLongitude -81.119648
- northBoundLatitude 33.045639
- southBoundLatitude 30.369369
Geographic Bounding Box - Temporal Extent
Geographic Extent
2010-01-28
2010-03-19
- All flights for the project were accomplished with customized aircraft outfitted with state of the art navigation systems and the latest in LiDAR sensor technology. The LiDAR sensors used for this project consisted of Leica ALS 50-II's and ALS 60 and Optech Gemini. Each was configured to meet or exceed the project specifications which included: 1. Multiple Discrete Return, capable of at least 3 returns per pulse with Intensity values for each return. 2. Nominal Pulse Spacing (NPS) no greater than 1 meter with distribution of geometrically usable points expected to be uniform and free from clustering. 3. Scan Angle (total Field-of-View (FOV)) should not exceed 40?. Quality assurance on collections performed using scan angles wider than 34? will be particularly rigorous in the edge-of-swath areas. 4. Accuracy, The National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA) of 95% confidence level, equal to (RMSEZ * 1.96) in a set of errors assumed to be normally distributed. Fundamental Vertical Accuracy (FVA) of NSSDA RMSEZ = 18cm (NSSDA AccuracyZ 95% = 36 cm) or better; assessment procedures to comply with FEMA guidelines. 5. Horizontal accuracy of 4 feet RMSE or better. Additionally, the Consolidated Vertical Accuracy (computed using NDEP and ASPRS methodology in five (5) separate land cover classes (TBD)) shall meet ASPRS Class 1 (or National Map Accuracy Standard) guidelines for the generation of 2 foot contours (Accuracyz = 36 cm). LiDAR data from different flight lines shall be consistent across flight lines, i.e., there is minimal vertical offset within the noise level of the LiDAR system between adjacent flightlines. Maximum vertical offset between flightlines should be no more than 6 cm. 6. Flightline overlap 20% or greater, as required to ensure there are no data gaps between the usable portions of the swaths. 7. Base stations for GPS surveys shall be based on first or second order survey control stations that are part of the National Geodetic Survey's Spatial Reference System. 8. Collection Area: Defined Project Area, buffered by a minimum of 200*NPS. 9. Tide: +/- 2 hours of low tide. Brantley and Wayne Counties were flown using an Optech Sensor. Bryan, Bulloch, Charlton, Effingham, Long, McIntosh, and Screven Counties were flown using a Leica Sensor. Both sensors were used on Camden County. All deliverables meet specifications in contract- LAS 1.2 files (ASPRS Classes (1,2,7,9,10,12); Breakline File Geodatabase; 4' ESRI Grid Files, Raw LiDAR Flightlines. LAS Files meet ASPRS Classification Standards.
- Photo Science, Inc. acquired Brantley, Camden, Charlton, and Wayne Counties. Fugro EarthData, Inc. acquired Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Long, McIntosh, and Screven Counties.
- organisation Name DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Contact information
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- Telephone
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- Voice 843-740-1200
- Address
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- 2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
- electronic Mail Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Vector spatial representation information
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- Geometric Objects
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- geometric Object Type point
reference system 1
- Reference System Identifier
- Identifier string: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269
- authority
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- Title North American Datum 1983
- alternateTitle NAD83
- revision Date 2007-01-19
- cited responsible party - resourceProvider
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- organisation Name
- Contact information
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- Linkage for online resource
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- name NAD83
- URL: http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269
- link function information
- Description Link to Geographic Markup Language (GML) description of reference system.
- cited responsible party - publisher
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- organisation Name European Petroleum Survey Group
- Contact information
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- Linkage for online resource
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- name European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Registry
- URL: http://www.epsg-registry.org/
- link function search
- Description Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations.
reference system 2
- Reference System Identifier
- Identifier string: Ellipsoid in Meters
- Identifier code space: Local Vertical Reference
Data quality information
Scope of quality information
- name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- evaluation Method Description Compiled to meet a horizontal accuracy of 1.2 meters (4 ft) RMSE or better.
- name Of Measure Vertical Positional Accuracy Report
- evaluation Method Description Compiled to meet National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy; For this project, vertical accuracy at the 95% confidence interval must be 36cm or less based on an RMSEz of 18cm x 1.96.
- name Of Measure Vertical Positional Accuracy
- measure Description The vertical accuracy assessment compares the measured survey checkpoint elevations with those of the TIN as generated from the bare-earth LiDAR. The X/Y locations of the survey checkpoints are overlaid on the TIN and the interpolated Z values of the LiDAR are recorded. These interpolated Z values are then compared with the survey checkpoint Z values and this difference represents the amount of error between the measurements. Once all the Z values are recorded, the Root Mean Square Error (RMSEz) is calculated and the vertical accuracy scores are interpolated from the RMSE value. The RMSEz equals the square root of the average of the set of squared differences between the dataset coordinate values and the coordinate values from the survey checkpoints. Based on the vertical accuracy testing conducted by Dewberry using NSSDA and FEMA methodology, fundamental vertical accuracy (FVA) at the 95% confidence level (called Accuracyz) is computed by the formula RMSEz x 1.9600. The dataset for CGEP satisfies the criteria outlined in project specifications and tested 0.196 m in open terrain, based on RMSEz (0.10 m) x 1.9600 .
- Quantitative Result
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- result value 0.196
- value Units
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- evaluation Method Description Datasets contain complete coverage of tiles.
- measure Description Deliverables were tested by both Photo Science and Fugro EarthData for both vertical and horizontal accuracy. All data are seamless from one tile to the next, no gaps or no data areas.
Resource distribution information
Distributor
- organisation Name DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Contact information
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- Telephone
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- Voice 843-740-1200
- Address
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- 2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
- electronic Mail Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
- Ordering Instructions The National Geophysical Data Center serves as the archive for this LIDAR data. NGDC should only be contacted for this data if it cannot be obtained from NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Distributor
- individual Name Mike Sutherland
- organisation Name DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers of Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Contact information
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- Telephone
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- Voice 303-497-6120
- Fax 303-497-6513
- Address
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- 325 Broadway E/GC1, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
- electronic Mail Address mike.sutherland@noaa.gov
- Ordering Instructions The National Geophysical Data Center serves as the archive for this LIDAR dataset. NGDC should only be contacted for the data if it cannot be obtained from NOAA Coastal Services Center.
- Format name LAZ
- Format version
- date of next update: 2014-05-09
- maintenance or update frequency: annually
- notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2013-01-04 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 for LiDAR transform.
- notes: Translated from FGDC 2013-05-09T13:15:25.833-06:00
- notes: Last Metadata Review Date: 2011-11-19
- individual Name Mike Sutherland
- organisation Name DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers of Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Contact information
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- Telephone
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- Voice 303-497-6120
- Fax 303-497-6513
- Address
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- 325 Broadway E/GC1, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
- electronic Mail Address mike.sutherland@noaa.gov