Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
This metadata record describes the topographic mapping of Hancock and Jackson Counties, Mississippi during 2005. Using a combination of laser rangefinding, GPS positioning and inertial measurement technologies; LIDAR instruments are able to make highly detailed Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) of the earth's terrain, man-made structures and vegetation. This data was collected at submeter resolution to provide nominal 5m spacing of collected points. Multiple returns were recorded for each pulse in addition to an intensity value using a Leica ALS-50 Aerial Lidar Sensor.
Citation
Title 2005 Hancock and Jackson Counties, MS Lidar
publication  Date   2006-10-19
presentationForm  imageDigital
cited responsible party - originator
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
Telephone
Voice 843-740-1200
Address
2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
electronic Mail Addresscoastal.info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
URL:http://coast.noaa.gov
cited responsible party - publisher
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
Telephone
Voice 843-740-1200
Address
2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
electronic Mail Addresscoastal.info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
URL:http://coast.noaa.gov
Topic Category:  elevation
Theme keywords (theme):
Bathymetry/Topography
elevation
lidar
laser
beach
topography
digital elevation model
DEM
erosion
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Title None
Location keywords:
Mississippi
Hancock County
Jackson County
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Title Geographic Names Information System
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Title Process > Geologic Processes
publication  Date   2017-08-24
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Title Realm > Earth Surface
publication  Date   2017-08-24
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Title Equipment > Sensor
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Title Material > Environmental Material
publication  Date   2017-08-24
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Title Property > Measure
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Title Equipment > Instrument
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Title Resource Type > Spatial Data
publication  Date   2017-08-24
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Title Material > Biological Material
publication  Date   2017-08-24
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Title Resource Type > Data Set
publication  Date   2017-08-24
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Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2017-08-24
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Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
publication  Date   2017-08-24
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purpose:
These data were originally collected to support flood plain mapping and other coastal management applications.
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  notPlanned
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
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.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
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.
Spatial representation type code:  vector
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -89.695649
eastBoundLongitude  -88.388259
northBoundLatitude  30.740893
southBoundLatitude  30.169006
Temporal Extent
2005-02-25 2005-03-01
point of contact - pointOfContact
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
Telephone
Voice 843-740-1200
Address
2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
electronic Mail Addresscoastal.info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
URL:http://coast.noaa.gov
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Vector spatial representation information

Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type  point
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reference system 1

Reference System Identifier
Identifier string: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269
authority
Title North American Datum 1983
alternateTitle  NAD83
revision  Date   2007-01-19
cited responsible party - resourceProvider
organisation Name
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
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
organisation Name  European Petroleum Survey Group
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
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.
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reference system 2

Reference System Identifier
Identifier string: Ellipsoid in Meters
Identifier code space:  Local Vertical Reference
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
source
source description  Source Contribution: Ground Control. Kevin Chappell, of Terrasurv and under contract to EarthData International established at total of 40 survey points within Jackson and Hancock Counties, MS. The survey was completed in two phases; the first phase consisted of 8 lidar control points in southern Jackson County. The second phase consisted of 12 additional lidar control points in Jackson County and 20 new lidar control points in Hancock County. Source Type: electronic mail system
source citation
Title Report of Survey - Hancock & Jackson Counties Mississippt
publication  Date   2005-06-23
presentationForm  documentDigital
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Kevin J. Chappell
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2005-03-01 2005-06-22
source
source description  Source Contribution: Aerial Lidar Acquisition. EarthData Aviation., was contracted by EarthData International to collect ALS-50 Lidar data over Hancock and Jackson Counties, Mississippi. The project site was flown on February 25 and March 1, 10, 11, and 12 using its aircraft with tail number N2636P. Lidar data was captured using an ALS-50 Lidarsystem, including an inertial measuring unit (IMU) and a dual frequency GPS receiver. Lidar was obtained at an altitude of 3,658 meters (12,000 feet) above mean terrain, at an average airspeed of 145 knots. Sensor pulse rate was set at 29,900 Hz with a field of view of 45 degrees and a scan rate of 17 Hz. Average swath width of the collected raw lines is 3,100 meters. Point spaing was 5 meters. Lidar data was recorded in conjunction with airborne GPS and IMU; the stationary GPS receiver was positioned over a control point located at the airport. Recorded digital data was shipped via external hard drive to the production facility for processing. During airborne data collection, an additional GPS receiver was in constant operation over a published National Geodetic Survey (NGS) control point at at KHSA (Stennis International) Airport. The coordinate value for temporary control point STENNIS (BH2999) was determined by a network adjustment to CORS stations MOB1 and NDBC , both of which were tied to the project control network. During the data acquisition, the receivers collected phase data at an epoch rate of 1 Hz. All GPS phase data was post processed with continuous kinematic survey techniques using "On the Fly" (OTF) integer ambiguity resolution. The GPS data was processed with forward and reverse processing algorithms. The results from each process, using the data collected at the airport, were combined to yield a single fixed integer phase differential solution of the aircraft trajectory. Source Type: Firewire Drive
source citation
Title Aerial Lidar Acquisition over Jackson County, MS
publication  Date   2005-03-01
presentationForm  modelDigital
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  EarthData Aviation, LLC
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2005-02-25 2005-03-01
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description  The lidar data fully comply with FEMA guidance as published in Appendix A, February, 2002.
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Vertical Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description  The lidar data fully comply with FEMA guidance as published in Appendix A, February, 2002 and National Standard for Spatial Accuracy (NSSDA). The vertical accuracy was tested following the National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy. Based on a total of 32 points the average error between the bare earth LiDAR coverage and the control was 0.004 m with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.120 m.
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description  1. EarthData's proprietary software, Checkedb, for verification agianst ground survey points. 2. Terrascan, for verification of automated and manual editing and final QC of products.
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description  Compliance with the accuracy standard was ensured by the placement of GPS ground control prior to the acquisition of lidar data. The following checks were performed. 1. The ground control and airborne GPS data stream were validated through a fully analytical boresight adjustment. 2. The DTM (Digital Terrain Model) data were checked against the project control. 3. Lidar elevation data was validated through an inspection of edge matching and visual inspection for quality (artifact removal).

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - 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
Telephone
Voice 843-740-1200
Address
2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
electronic Mail Addresscoastal.info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
URL:http://coast.noaa.gov
Standard ordering process
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
distributor contact - 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
Telephone
Voice 303-497-6120
Fax 303-497-6513
Address
325 Broadway E/GC1, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Addressmike.sutherland@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 7:30am-5:00pm Mountain
Standard ordering process
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
Format name LAZ
Format version
Metadata data stamp:  2013-05-07
Resource Maintenance Information
date of next update:  2014-05-07
maintenance or update frequency:  annually
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards 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 2013-05-07T15:17:13.638-06:00
notes: Last Metadata Review Date: 2011-11-19
Metadata contact - author
individual Name Mike Sutherland
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers of Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 303-497-6120
Fax 303-497-6513
Address
325 Broadway E/GC1, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Addressmike.sutherland@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 7:30am-5:00pm Mountain
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.csc.maps:2005_MS_m26

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)