NOAA Office for Coastal Management Coastal Inundation Digital Elevation Model: Washington, Northwest Puget Sound

These data were created as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management's efforts to create an online mapping viewer called the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer. It depicts potential sea level rise and its associated impacts on the nation's coastal areas. The purpose of the mapping viewer is to provide coastal managers and scientists with a preliminary look at sea level rise and coastal flooding impacts. The viewer is a screening-level tool that uses nationally consistent data sets and analyses. Data and maps provided can be used at several scales to help gauge trends and prioritize actions for different scenarios. The Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer may be accessed at: https://coast.noaa.gov/slr.

This metadata record describes the Washington, Northwest Puget Sound digital elevation model (DEM), which is a part of a series of DEMs produced for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management's Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer described above. This DEM includes the best available lidar known to exist at the time of DEM creation that met project specifications. This DEM includes data for Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties.

The DEM was produced from the following lidar data sets:

1. 2019 NOAA Lidar: Padilla Bay NERR and Skagit River Delta, WA

2. 2016 West Washington Lidar

3. 2014 Island County, WA Lidar

4. 2014 USACE/USGS Topobathy Lidar: Puget Sound (WA)

5. 2014 PSLC Lidar: Cedar River Watershed Project - Delivery 1

6. 2013 Puget Sound Lidar Consortium (PSLC) Nooksack River Lidar

7. 2013 City of Bellingham Lidar

8. 2013 San Juan County, WA Lidar

9. 2009 Puget Sound Lidar Consortium (PSLC) Lidar: San Juan County and Lummi Island

10. 2006 USGS Lidar: North Puget Sound, Washington

11. 2005 Puget Sound Lidar Consortium (PSLC) Lidar: Nooksack River - Lummi Tribe (Puget Sound Lowland Project)

The DEM is referenced vertically to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88, Geoid12B) with vertical units of meters and horizontally to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The resolution of the DEM is approximately 3 meters.

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management has developed high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) for use in the Office's Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts internet mapping application. These DEMs serve as source datasets used to derive data to visualize the impacts of inundation resulting from sea level rise along the coastal United States and its territories.

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Source data and their associated metadata are available at the following URLs:

1. 2019 NOAA Lidar: Padilla Bay NERR and Skagit River Delta, WA

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/58941

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=9035

2. 2016 West Washington Lidar

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/51853

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=6331

3. 2014 Island County, WA Lidar

Metadata: http://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata

Data Download: http://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata

4. 2014 USACE/USGS Topobathy Lidar: Puget Sound (WA)

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50183

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=4909

5. 2014 PSLC Lidar: Cedar River Watershed Project - Delivery 1

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50177

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=3674

6. 2013 Puget Sound Lidar Consortium (PSLC) Nooksack River Lidar

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50172

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=2615

7. 2013 City of Bellingham Lidar

Metadata: http://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata

Data Download: http://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata

8. 2013 San Juan County, WA Lidar

Metadata: http://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata

Data Download: http://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata

9. 2009 Puget Sound Lidar Consortium (PSLC) Lidar: San Juan County and Lummi Island

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50158

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=1464

10. 2006 USGS Lidar: North Puget Sound, Washington

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49602

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=1451

11. 2005 Puget Sound Lidar Consortium (PSLC) Lidar: Nooksack River - Lummi Tribe (Puget Sound Lowland Project)

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50149

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=2579

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000027

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000027

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988

Altitude_Resolution: 0.001

Altitude_Distance_Units: meters

Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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

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The dataset is provided as is, without warranty to its performance, merchantable state, or fitness for any particular purpose. The entire risk associated with the results and performance of this dataset is assumed by the user. This dataset should be used strictly as a planning reference and not for navigation, permitting, or other legal purposes.

The DEM is derived from the source lidar data. Horizontal accuracy testing is not performed on the DEM. Lidar source data assumed to meet 1 meter horizontal accuracy.

The DEM is derived from the source lidar data. Vertical accuracy is not tested on the DEM. Project specifications require all source lidar data used in constructing the DEM to meet FEMA Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping.

A visual qualitative check was performed to ensure data completeness. All available lidar data known at the time of DEM creation that meets project specifications has been used to develop the DEM. Known data gaps may exist where lidar coverage was incomplete.

Data covers the tile scheme provided for the project area. Elevation data checked for anomalous elevation values outside expected range.