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    • 2000 Spring North Carolina NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne LiDAR Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline

    Metadata Updated: March 15, 2024

    This data set includes data collected in February and March 2000 and covers coastlines in the state of North Carolina. 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. The ATM system is a single return green laser and water returns are from the surface. A significant amount of the flight lines from this data set are over water.

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

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    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 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) June 15, 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS OCM

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) June 15, 2017 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48164
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: 2000 Spring North Carolina 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/48164., 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 NASA, USGS, 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 -74.599346
    Bbox North Lat 36.817225
    Bbox South Lat 35.044614
    Bbox West Long -76.025262
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 882d796a-25e2-464d-a82d-a0f0ddb8ebdd
    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": [[[-76.025262, 35.044614], [-74.599346, 35.044614], [-74.599346, 36.817225], [-76.025262, 36.817225], [-76.025262, 35.044614]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2000-02-22
    Temporal Extent End 2000-03-19

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