Pennsylvania 2007 Lidar Coverage, USACE National Coastal Mapping Program

Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: JALBTCX (Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise)
Publication Date: 20121002
Title: Pennsylvania 2007 Lidar Coverage, USACE National Coastal Mapping Program
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Kiln, MS
Publisher: USACE/JALBTCX
Online Linkage: www.jalbtcx.org
Description:
Abstract: The Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) has performed a coastal survey along the Lake Erie coast of PA in 2007. The data types collected include bathymetry and topographic lidar point data, true color imagery and hyperspectral imagery. The collection effort follows the coastline and extends 500m inland and 1000m offshore or to laser extinction, whichever comes first. Topographic lidar is collected with 200% coverage, yielding a nominal 1m x 1m post-spacing. Where water conditions permit, the bathymetry lidar data will have a nominal post spacing of 4m x 4m. The true color imagery will have a pixel size approximately 35cm and the hyperspectral imagery will be provided in 1m pixels containing 36 bands between 375 - 1050 nm with 19 nm bandwidth. The final data will be tied to horizontal positions, provided in decimal degrees of latitude and longitude, and are referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). Vertical positions are referenced to the NAD83 ellipsoid and provided in meters. The National Geodetic Survey's (NGS) GEOID03 model is used to transform the vertical positions from ellipsoid to orthometric heights referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). Once converted to orthometric heights, the data are then converted to the International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 (IGLD85) using the VDatum program from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
Purpose: The JALBTCX has performed a coastal survey along the Lake Erie coast of PA in support of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP).
Supplemental Information: These polygons represent the topographic and bathymetric lidar data coverage acquired during the survey.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20070501
Ending Date: 20071001
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -80.085287
East Bounding Coordinate: -79.756354
North Bounding Coordinate: 42.282469
South Bounding Coordinate: 42.127889
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Data Center Keywords
Theme Keyword: DOD/USARMY/USACE/SAM/MOBILE/OPJ/JALBTCX > Department of Defense, United States Army, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Spatial Data Branch, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: elevation
Theme Keyword: oceans
Theme Keyword: 014
Theme Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme Keyword: 010
Theme Keyword: 006
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Instrument Keywords
Theme Keyword: LIDAR > LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING
Theme Keyword: CASI > COMPACT AIRBORNE SPECTROGRAPHIC IMAGER
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: ncdbNcmpRaster
Theme Keyword: NAVD88 0 contour
Theme Keyword: Land cover classification image
Theme Keyword: JALBTCX
Theme Keyword: Shoreline
Theme Keyword: ncdbNcmpShoreline
Theme Keyword: 5m Raster
Theme Keyword: SHOALS
Theme Keyword: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (NCMP)
Theme Keyword: Mobile District
Theme Keyword: CHARTS
Theme Keyword: IWG-OCM
Theme Keyword: 1m Raster
Theme Keyword: Topography
Theme Keyword: Seafloor reflectance image
Theme Keyword: National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)
Theme Keyword: Bathymetry
Theme Keyword: true color image
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Earth Science Keywords
Theme Keyword: LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY> TERRAIN ELEVATION
Theme Keyword: OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION
Theme Keyword: OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY
Theme Keyword: OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme Keyword: location
Theme Keyword: oceans
Theme Keyword: elevation
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place Keyword: United States
Place Keyword: Pennsylvania
Place Keyword: Lake Erie
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Location Keywords
Place Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR
Place Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE
Temporal:
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus: None
Temporal Keyword: May
Temporal Keyword: June
Temporal Keyword: July
Temporal Keyword: August
Temporal Keyword: September
Temporal Keyword: 2007
Access Constraints: These data have been developed from the best available sources. Although efforts have been made to ensure that the data are accurate and reliable, errors and variable conditions originating from physical sources used to develop the data may be reflected in the data supplied. Users must be aware of these conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, scale, resolution, rectification, positional accuracy, development methodology, time period, environmental and climatic conditions and other circumstances specific to these data. The user is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of the data provided herein. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. The user should refer to the accompanying metadata notes for a description of the data and data development procedures.
Use Constraints: Acknowledgement of the JALBTCX would be appreciated in products derived from these data. The data herein, including but not limited to geographic data, tabular data, analytical data, electronic data structures or files, are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the data is assumed by the user. No guarantee of accuracy is granted, nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed.In no event shall the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Office, Spatial Data Branch be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits or benefits arising out of use of or reliance on the data. The Spatial Data Branch does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers or other transformations or conversions, nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the data in any manner or form.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: JALBTCX
Contact Position: Data Production Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: unknown
Address: 7225 Stennis Airport Rd., STE 100
City: Kiln
State or Province: MS
Postal Code: 39556
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1131
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1121
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 228-252-1133
Contact Electronic Mail Address: JALBTCX@usace.army.mil
Hours: 8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: http://maps.usace.army.mil:95/USACE_NCMP_IOCM_METADATA/Images/AquiredCoverageGraphics/PA_2007_Lidar_Coverage_USACE_NCMP.jpg
Browse Graphic File Description: Graphic of acquired data coverage polygons
Browse Graphic File Type: JPEG
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.5.4400
Data Quality Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Accuracy Report: The attributes assigned to the data coverage polygons have been manually QC'd by JALBTCX and are accurate according to the information sources from which they were derived.
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment:
Attribute Accuracy Value: N/A
Attribute Accuracy Explanation: N/A
Logical Consistency Report: The lidar data on which these polygons were based were tested against ground truth data. At these locations the lidar data matched within 0.20 meters, and different flight line data agreed within 0.20 meters.
Completeness Report: This data set represents the spatial extent of bathymetric and topographic lidar coverage obtained during the 2007 NCMP PA survey.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description: The topographic last return and bathymetry files, where both exist, are combined into a single ASCII file. Otherwise, the single file is used. The file is converted to a grid by generating a triangulated irregular network (TIN) and then extracting the grid node elevations from the TIN surface. The origin point of the grid is located at a horizontal position whose value is evenly divisible by the 1m grid resolution such that rasters from subsequent surveys have common cell boundaries. JALBTCX uses Quick Terrain Modeler V7.1.1 to perform this operation utilizing the following key parameters; "Max Sample Excursion 5,” "Max Triangle Side 10”, and “Tiling Settings Snap to Grid (Expand)." The grid is exported from Quick Terrain Modeler as an ESRI ASCII Z grid file. Utilizing an in-house python script within ESRI ArcMap V10.0, the ASCII Z grid file is converted to a tiff-format raster file whose projection is defined as “The North American Datum of 1983.” The script also generates a raster mask grid comprised of 1’s and 0’s to denote data and no-data grid cells, respectively. The raster mask grid is converted into a final coverage polygon based on grid cell values that are equal to 1 (grid cells with data).
Process Date: 20110801
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: JALBTCX
Contact Position: Data Production Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: unknown
Address: 7225 Stennis Airport Rd., STE 100
City: Kiln
State or Province: MS
Postal Code: 39556
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1131
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1121
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 228-252-1133
Contact Electronic Mail Address: JALBTCX@usace.army.mil
Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday through Friday
Process Step:
Process Description: These data were collected using the CHARTS system. It is owned by the Naval Oceanographic Office and operated through contract. The system collects topographic lidar data at 9kHz, bathymetric lidar data at 1kHz and true color imagery at 1Hz. Aircraft position, velocity and acceleration information are collected through a combination of Novatel and POS A/V 410 equipment. All raw data streams are transferred to the office for downloading and processing in SHOALS GCS software. Aircraft position data are processed using POSPac software and the results are combined with the lidar data to produce 3-D positions for each lidar shot. Upon inspection and QA/QC in the software packages Fledermaus and PFM_ABE, anomalous data are flagged as invalid. PFM_ABE's chartsLAS module then converts all valid data from ellipsoid to orthometric heights based on the NGS' GEOID03 model and exports data as a series of first return topography (TF), last return topography (TL) and bathymetry (H) ASCII files. The bathymetry files contain all of the returns from the bathymetric sensor which include returns both above and below the water.
Process Date: 20110801
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: JALBTCX
Contact Position: Data Production Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: unknown
Address: 7225 Stennis Airport Rd., STE 100
City: Kiln
State or Province: MS
Postal Code: 39556
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1121
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1131
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 228-252-1133
Contact Electronic Mail Address: JALBTCX@usace.army.mil
Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday through Friday
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count: 14
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 8.9831528411952133e-009
Longitude Resolution: 8.9831528411952133e-009
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: D WGS 1984
Ellipsoid Name: WGS 1984
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257223563
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: PA_2007_Lidar_Coverage_USACE_NCMP
Entity Type Definition: None
Entity Type Definition Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: cmgrd_id
Attribute Definition: Effort under which the lidar data was collected
Attribute Definition Source: none
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: none
Attribute:
Attribute Label: feat_desc
Attribute Definition: Feature description
Attribute Definition Source: none
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: none
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Project_ID
Attribute Definition: Project identifier
Attribute Definition Source: none
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: none
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE_area
Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE_len
Attribute Definition: Feature length
Attribute Definition Source: none
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: none
Attribute:
Attribute Label: STATE
Attribute Definition: State in which lidar data was collected
Attribute Definition Source: none
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: none
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX)
Contact Person: Data Production Manager
Contact Position: Data Production Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: unknown
Address: 7225 Stennis Airport Road, STE 100
City: Kiln
State or Province: MS
Postal Code: 39556
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1121
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1111
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 228-252-1133
Contact Electronic Mail Address: JALBTCX@usace.army.mil
Hours: 8:00 - 5:00 Central
Distribution Liability: See access and use constraints information.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: ASCII
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/chartstopobathy/index.html
(CI_OnlineResource):
Online location (URL): http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/chartstopobathy/index.html
(name):NOAA Digital Coast
(description):Download page for accessing USACE NCMP lidar point clouds
(function):download
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: Web Mapping Service
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: http://maps.usace.army.mil:8399/arcgis/rest/services/JALBTCX/JALBTCX_Coverage/MapServer
(CI_OnlineResource):
Online location (URL): http://maps.usace.army.mil:8399/arcgis/rest/services/JALBTCX/JALBTCX_Coverage/MapServer
(name):JALBTCX Data Coverage Web Service
(description):This service provides images of lidar data coverage polygons created by the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) as part of the National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP). View the service via a link to ArcGIS.com. Once the map opens in your web browser, select “Details”. Pan and zoom the map to your area of interest, and click the second radio button to “Show Contents of Map”. Click “JALBTCX_Coverage” and then check the box next to “Aquired Survey Areas”. (You may need to uncheck the box next to “Survey_Count” and/or “Great_Lakes”, “East_Coast” or “Gulf Coast” to visualize the images of the data coverage polygons).
(function):information
Fees: None.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20121002
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: JALBTCX
Contact Person: Data Production Manager
Contact Position: Data Production Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: unknown
Address: 7225 Stennis Airport Rd., STE 100
City: Kiln
State or Province: MS
Postal Code: 39556
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1131
Contact Voice Telephone: 228-252-1121
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 228-252-1133
Contact Electronic Mail Address: JALBTCX@usace.army.mil
Hours: 8am- 5pm Monday through Friday
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time