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2018 NOAA National Geodetic Survey Topobathy Lidar DEM (interpolated): Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay

Metadata Updated: March 15, 2024

These data were collected by Quantum Spatial, Inc. (QSI) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Remote Sensing Division (RSD), Coastal Mapping Program (CMP) using a Riegl VQ880G system. The Initial Award lidar data were acquired from 20180215 - 20180417 in eighteen missions. The dataset includes topobathy data in a LAS 1.2 format file with the following classification: unclassified (1), ground (2), noise (7), overlap default (19), overlap ground (20), overlap water column (21), water column (25), bathymetric bottom or submerged topography (26), submerged feature (29), submerged aquatic vegetation (30), temporal bathy bottom (31), and unclassified withheld/edge clip (129) in accordance with project specifications. The contracted project consists of approximately 309.125 square miles (197,840 acres) of the states of Virginia and Maryland covering the confluence of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. To ensure complete coverage and adequate point densities around survey area boundaries, the Area of Interest (AOI) was buffered by 100m. The full Initial Award project area including buffered area is approximately 478.151 square miles (306,017 acres). LAS files were compiled by 500 m x 500 m tiles. The final classified LiDAR data were then transformed to orthometric heights and used to create topobathymetric DEMs in IMG format with 1m pixel resolution.

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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) 2019-05 (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 15, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2019-05 (publication)
Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact, Custodian)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56273
Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: 2018 NOAA National Geodetic Survey Topobathy Lidar DEM (interpolated): Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56273., 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., Distribution Liability: Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA, the National Geodetic Survey, the Office for Coastal Management, or its partners.
Bbox East Long -76.176395
Bbox North Lat 38.332869
Bbox South Lat 37.715495
Bbox West Long -76.791568
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update notPlanned
Harvest Object Id ff5f6fc6-a0e7-429b-a73e-2c273ded00f2
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": [[[-76.791568, 37.715495], [-76.176395, 37.715495], [-76.176395, 38.332869], [-76.791568, 38.332869], [-76.791568, 37.715495]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System EPSG::6347
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2018-02-15
Temporal Extent End 2018-04-17

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