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Office for Coastal Management, 2024: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Coastal Inundation Digital Elevation Model: South Carolina South, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/60079.

Item Identification

Title: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Coastal Inundation Digital Elevation Model: South Carolina South
Short Name: SC South DEM FY20 Update
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2020-07
Abstract:

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 South Carolina South 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 Beaufort, Colleton and Jasper Counties.

The DEM was produced from the following lidar data sets:

1. 2017 NOAA NGS Topobathy DEM: Coastal South Carolina

2. 2013 SC DNR Lidar DEM: Beaufort County, SC

3. 2007 SC DNR Lidar DEM: Colleton County, SC

4. 2007 SC DNR Lidar DEM: Jasper County, SC

5. 2007 SC DNR Lidar DEM: Hampton County, SC

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.

Purpose:

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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Supplemental Information:

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

1. 2017 NOAA NGS Topobathy DEM, Coastal South Carolina

Metadata: https:https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/53150

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster2/elevation/NGS_SC_Topobathy_DEM_2016_8585/

2. 2013 SC DNR Lidar DEM Beaufort County, SC

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57197

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar2_z/geoid12b/data/8460/

3. 2007 SC DNR Lidar DEM Colleton County, SC

Metadata: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/56/supplemental/Colleton_Charleston_LidarQAReport_20080409.pdf

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/56/

4. 2007 SC DNR Lidar DEM Jasper County, SC

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49979

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/4886

5. 2007 SC DNR Lidar DEM, Hampton County, SC

Metadata: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49988

Data Download: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/4803

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL PROCESSES > FLOODING
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL PROCESSES > SEA LEVEL CHANGES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
UNCONTROLLED
None Bathymetry/Topography
None DEM
None Digital Elevation Model
None elevation
None flooding
None inundation
None lidar
None sea level rise
None topography

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > SOUTH CAROLINA
UNCONTROLLED
None Beaufort County
None Colleton County
None Jasper County

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Image (digital)
Distribution Liability:

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

Data Set Credit: Acknowledgment of the NOAA Office for Coastal Management as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment, as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source, is expected.

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 912251
Date Effective From: 2020-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 912252
Date Effective From: 2020-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 912250
Date Effective From: 2020-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 912268
W° Bound: -81.43656
E° Bound: -80.21641
N° Bound: 33.08156
S° Bound: 32.02816

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 912267
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2007
End: 2017

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: Yes

Grid Representation 1

CC ID: 912259
Dimension Count: 3
Cell Geometry: Area
Transformation Parameters Available?: No

Axis Dimension 1

Dimension Type: Row
Size: 42656

Axis Dimension 2

Dimension Type: Column
Size: 44753

Axis Dimension 3

Dimension Type: Vertical
Size: 1

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 912263

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4269
EPSG Name: NAD83
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Horizontal Resolution

Horizontal Encoding Method: Latitude and Longitude
Latitude Resolution: 2.7E-5
Longitude Resolution: 2.7E-5
Horizontal Units: Decimal Degrees

Vertical Resolution

Vertical Encoding Method: Explicit Coordinate
Vertical Resolution: 0.001
Vertical Units: Meters

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

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.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 912253
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/slr
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 2

CC ID: 912254
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slr
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 3

CC ID: 912255
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/slrdata
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 4

CC ID: 912256
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov
URL Type:
Online Resource

Data Quality

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

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.

Vertical Positional 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.

Completeness Report:

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.

Conceptual Consistency:

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

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 912264
Description:

The source elevation datasets listed above were identified, downloaded, edited, and finalized.

Process Date/Time: 2020-03-01 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 912265
Description:

Source elevation data and their associated hydro-breaklines, where available, were downloaded. Data were then reviewed and edited to meet the project's requirements. The major requirements were delineating streams 10m or greater in width, removing bridges over streams greater than 10m wide, flattening inland water bodies, and converting data referenced to an older geoid to the current geoid, Geoid 12B. NOAA's VDatum datum conversion tool was used to convert geoids. Ocean-connected water areas were removed from data prior to final mosaicking. Data were then mosaicked together based on date, with the most recent data taking priority. Ocean-connected water areas were given a value of -99 to standardize this area's value across sources, to flatten water for mapping, and to make it easy for users to remove ocean-connected water if desired.

Process Date/Time: 2020-03-01 00:00:00

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 60079
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:60079
Metadata Record Created By: William Brooks
Metadata Record Created: 2020-06-18 16:14+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2020-06-29
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2020-06-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2021-06-29