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2017 NOAA NGS Topobathy Lidar: St. Jeromes Creek, MD

Data Set (DS)  |  National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56763  |  Updated: February 2, 2024  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Spatial Info
Access Info
Distribution Info
URLs
Tech Environment
Data Quality
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Child Items
Catalog Details

Summary

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Short Citation
National Geodetic Survey, 2024: 2017 NOAA NGS Topobathy Lidar: St. Jeromes Creek, MD, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56763.
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Abstract

This data was collected by NOAA using a Riegl VQ880G sensor. The data was acquired April 9, 2017. The data includes topobathy data in LAS 1.2 format classified as created, unclassified (1); ground (2); topographic noise (7); bathymetric noise (22); water column (25); bathymetric bottom (26); water surface (27); International Hydrographic Organization S-57 object, not otherwise specified (30) in accordance with project specifications. The project consists of approximately

34 square miles of data along the shores of St. Jeromes Creek. This dataset contains 342 500 m x 500 m lidar tiles.

Distribution Information

  • Customized Download

    Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base.

  • Bulk Download
    LAS/LAZ - LASer

    Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, geographic coordinates, orthometric heights. Note that the vertical datum (hence elevations) of the files here are different than described in this document.

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be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions.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

COASTAL BATHYMETRY, COASTAL ELEVATION, elevation, TERRAIN ELEVATION

Child Items

Type Title
Entity NOAA NGS Topobathy Lidar Class Scheme: St. Jeromes Creek, MD

Contact Information

Metadata Contact
Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
https://www.coast.noaa.gov/

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-76.386945° W, -76.304493° E, 38.165636° N, 38.020557° S

Time Frame 1
2017-04-09

Item Identification

Title: 2017 NOAA NGS Topobathy Lidar: St. Jeromes Creek, MD
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2019-04-05
Abstract:

This data was collected by NOAA using a Riegl VQ880G sensor. The data was acquired April 9, 2017. The data includes topobathy data in LAS 1.2 format classified as created, unclassified (1); ground (2); topographic noise (7); bathymetric noise (22); water column (25); bathymetric bottom (26); water surface (27); International Hydrographic Organization S-57 object, not otherwise specified (30) in accordance with project specifications. The project consists of approximately

34 square miles of data along the shores of St. Jeromes Creek. This dataset contains 342 500 m x 500 m lidar tiles.
Purpose:

St. Jeromes Creek has been identified as having critical topographic and bathymetric data gaps by NOAA. This lidar data will fill those critical gaps.
Supplemental Information:

The full workflow used for this project is found in the final project report submitted to NOAA.

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 > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY > COASTAL BATHYMETRY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
UNCONTROLLED
None beach
None erosion

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

Instrument Keywords

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

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: Elevation Data
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: We request that you credit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when you use this data in a report, publication, or presentation.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 857992
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Avenue
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/

Distributor

CC ID: 857994
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Avenue
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 857993
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Avenue
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/

Originator

CC ID: 857995
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
Address: 1315 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910
URL: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1142403
W° Bound: -76.386945
E° Bound: -76.304493
N° Bound: 38.165636
S° Bound: 38.020557

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1142402
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2017-04-09

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1142400

Coordinate Reference System
CRS Type: Geographic 3D
EPSG Code: EPSG:6319
EPSG Name: NAD83(2011)
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Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Data is available online for 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: 857950
Start Date: 2018
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=8777
Distributor: Office for Coastal Management (OCM) (2019 - Present)
File Name: Customized Download
Description:

Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, 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: 857951
Start Date: 2018
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/8777/index.html
Distributor: Office for Coastal Management (OCM) (2019 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, geographic coordinates, orthometric heights. Note that the vertical datum (hence elevations) of the files here are different than described in this document.
File Type (Deprecated): LAZ
Distribution Format: LAS/LAZ - LASer
Compression: Zip

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 857944
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/
Name: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

URL 2

CC ID: 857945
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 3

CC ID: 857946
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/8777/supplemental/md2017_ngs_topobathy_stjeromecreek_m8777.kmz
Name: Browse graphic
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
File Resource Format: KML
Description:

This graphic displays the footprint for this lidar data set.

Technical Environment

Description:

OS Independent

Data Quality

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

NOAA acquired and calibrated all lidar data and Dewberry classified this data and created derivative products. As such, Dewberry did not perform any absolute positional accuracy testing on this dataset.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:

NOAA acquired and calibrated all lidar data and Dewberry classified this data and created derivative products. NOAA collected data to meet 15cm vertical accuracy at 1 sigma.
Completeness Report:

Data covers the project boundary.
Conceptual Consistency:

Not applicable

Lineage

Sources

Acquisition

CC ID: 1276332
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: National Geodetic Survey

Processing

CC ID: 1276333
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Dewberry

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1142398
Description:

Data for the St. Jeromes Creek project was acquired by NOAA using a Riegl VQ880G sensor. All delivered lidar data is referenced to:

Horizontal Datum-NAD83 (2011) epoch: 2010

Projection-UTM Zone 18 North

Horizontal Units-meters

Vertical Datum-NAD83 (2011) epoch: 2010

Vertical Units-meters

This dataset encompasses 342 500 m x 500 m lidar tiles. Both green lidar data and NIR lidar data were acquired.

NOAA acquired, calibrated, and performed the refraction correction of the lidar data. Light travels at different speeds in air versus water and its direction of travel or angle is changed or refracted when entering the water column. The refraction correction process corrects for this difference by adjusting the depth (distance traveled) and horizontal position (change of angle/direction) of the lidar data acquired within water.

Dewberry received the calibrated green and NIR data and verified complete coverage. Relative accuracy of the green swaths compared to overlapping and adjacent green swaths as well as the relative accuracy of green swaths compared to overlapping and adjacent NIR swaths was verified through the use of Delta-Z (DZ) orthos created in GeoCue software. Intraswath or within a swath relative accuracy was verified using Quick Terrain Modeler. Profiles of elevated planar features, such as roofs, were used to verify horizontal alignment between overlapping swaths.

Dewberry used algorithms in TerraScan to create the intial ground/submerged topography surface.

Dewberry created 2-D breaklines by digitizing breaklines in a 2-D environment using intensity imagery as a reference. Dewberry used the 2-D breaklines to classify the bathymetric bottom and ground points properly in TerraScan.

All lidar data was peer-reviewed. Dewberry's QAQC also included creating void polygons for use during review. All necessary edits were applied to the dataset. GeoCue software was used to update LAS header information, including all projection and coordinate reference system information. The final lidar data is in LAS format 1.2 and point data record format 3.

The final classificaton scheme is as follows:

1-Unclassified

2-Ground

7-Topographic Noise

22-Bathymetric Noise

25-Water Column

26-Bathymetric Bottom

27-Water Surface

30-International Hydrograpic Organization (IHO) S-57 Object

All data was then verified by an Independent QC department within Dewberry. The independent QC was performed by separate analysts who did not perform manual classification or editing. The independent QC involved quantitative and qualitative reviews.
Process Date/Time: 2019-02-01 00:00:00
Process Contact: National Geodetic Survey (NGS)

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1142399
Description:

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received 616 files in las 1.2 format. The files contained lidar intensity and elevation measurements for the project area. OCM performed the following processing for data storage and Digital Coast provisioning purposes:

1. Converted from UTM Zone 18 coordinates to geographic coordinates

3. Sorted by gpstime

4. Compressed the data using laszip

Child Items

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Rubric Score Type Title
Entity NOAA NGS Topobathy Lidar Class Scheme: St. Jeromes Creek, MD

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 56763
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56763
Metadata Record Created By: Maryellen Sault
Metadata Record Created: 2019-06-27 16:04+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Maryellen Sault
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-02-02 11:36+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-03-16
Owner Org: NGS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-03-16
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-03-16