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1998 Northeast NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne LiDAR Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline

Metadata Updated: March 16, 2024

This data set includes data collected during December 1998 and covers coastline in the states of Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Maryland coverage is on the eastern shore of the Delmarva peninsula, New York coverage is along the barrier islands of Long Island and Lake Erie, Ohio and Pennsylvania coverage is along Lake Erie, and Massachusetts coverage is on Cape Cod. Laser beach mapping uses a pulsed laser ranging system mounted onboard an aircraft to measure ground elevation and coastal topography. The laser emits laser beams at high frequency and is directed downward at the earth's surface through a port opening in the bottom of the aircraft's fuselage. The laser system records the time difference between emission of the laser beam and the reception of the reflected laser signal in the aircraft. The aircraft travels over the beach at approximately 60 meters per second while surveying from the low water line to the landward base of the sand dunes.

Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov

Access & Use Information

License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 16, 2024
Reference Date(s) January 1, 2000 (publication)
Frequency Of Update notPlanned

Metadata Source

Harvested from NOS OCM

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 16, 2024
Reference Date(s) January 1, 2000 (publication)
Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact, Custodian)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48154
Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: 1998 Northeast NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne LiDAR Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48154., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: This data was collected for the purposes of research. Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA or the Office for Coastal Management. This data is likely to contain returns from the water surface and vegetation. No processing has been done to remove returns from water or vegetation. 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 Liability: This data was collected for the purposes of research. Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management, or its partners.
Bbox East Long -69.923294
Bbox North Lat 42.300876
Bbox South Lat 37.805722
Bbox West Long -81.477464
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update notPlanned
Harvest Object Id 74241d2d-512e-4181-b4c0-8b4a5e67a3a0
Harvest Source Id c0121fd9-df15-4168-ac04-42f6e36a794d
Harvest Source Title NOS OCM
Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-81.477464, 37.805722], [-69.923294, 37.805722], [-69.923294, 42.300876], [-81.477464, 42.300876], [-81.477464, 37.805722]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1998-12-01
Temporal Extent End 1998-12-06

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