2008 NOAA/NGS Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) LIDAR: Kenai Peninsula Alaska

These data were collected by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey

Remote Sensing Division using an OPTECH ALTM system. The data includes topographic data in an LAS format file.

The data was collected 31 July - 1 August 2008 on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. It has been processed to bare

earth using only an automated routine - additional manual editing is required for localized use. The data covers

portions of the Outer and Inner Kachemak Bay coastline from Point Anchor to Homer and along the coast into the head

of the bay. The data falls in the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and includes the Fox River

Flats Critical Habitat Areas.

Original contact information:

Contact Org:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS),

National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Remote Sensing Division

Title: Chief, Remote Sensing Division

Phone: 301-713-2663

This lidar was acquired by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division to support NOAA's IOCM initiative. It is not intended

for mapping, charting or navigation. In addition, it will be used for ongoing research efforts for testing and

developing standards for airborne lidar.

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Data include all lidar returns (first, second, third, and last) and have been

classified to bare earth by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) using only automated processes. "Outliers" or

"false returns" (e.g., returns from birds, atmospheric particles, and/or system noise) may be present in the data.

Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners.

This lidar was obtained for use by NGS during the course of its development of potential final products to fulfill

its statutory mission. Although NGS is making this lidar available to others who may find the data of value, NGS

does not warrant, endorse, or recommend the use of this data for any given purpose. NGS is providing this lidar

"as is," and NGS disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including (without limitation)

any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will NGS be liable

to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages or

lost profits resulting from any use or misuse of these data.

This data can be obtained on-line at the following URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer;

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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.

OS Independent

The data positions were obtained using post processed KGPS methods. The horizontal accuracy of the data is

better than +/- 2.0m.

; Quantitative Value: 2.0 meters, Test that produced the value: 2 Sigma

The data positions were obtained using post processed KGPS methods. The vertical accuracy of the data is

better than +/- 0.30m.

; Quantitative Value: 0.30 meters, Test that produced the value: 2 Sigma

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