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<metadata>
  <idinfo>
    <datsetid>
      gov.noaa.csc.maps:ngs2008_nc_va
    </datsetid>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>
          Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Remote Sensing Division
        </origin>
        <pubdate>
          20080625
        </pubdate>
        <title>
          2008 NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) LiDAR: North Carolina and Virginia
        </title>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>
            Charleston, SC
          </pubplace>
          <publish>
            NOAA&apos;s Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center (CSC)
          </publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>
          http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ldart
        </onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>
        These data were collected by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey Remote
Sensing Division using an OPTECH ALTM system.  The data includes topographic data in an LAS format file.
      </abstract>
      <purpose>
        This lidar was acquired by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division to support NOAA&apos;s IOCM initiative. It is not intended for
mapping, charting or navigation. In addition, it will be used for ongoing research efforts for testing and developing
standards for airborne lidar.
      </purpose>
      <supplinf>
        Data include all lidar returns (first, second, third, and last) and have not been classified or
filtered to bare earth by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS). &quot;Outliers&quot; or &quot;false returns&quot; (e.g., returns from birds,
atmospheric particles, and/or system noise) may be present in the data.
      </supplinf>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>
            20080317
          </begdate>
          <enddate>
            20080327
          </enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>
        Ground condition
      </current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>
        Complete
      </progress>
      <update>
        None planned
      </update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>
          -76.061603
        </westbc>
        <eastbc>
          -75.441103
        </eastbc>
        <northbc>
          36.951779
        </northbc>
        <southbc>
          35.160079
        </southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>
          ISO 19115 Topic Category
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          Elevation
        </themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>
          None
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          Bathymetry/Topography
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          LIDAR
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          Elevation
        </themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>
          None
        </placekt>
        <placekey>
          United States
        </placekey>
        <placekey>
          North Carolina
        </placekey>
        <placekey>
          Virginia
        </placekey>
      </place>
      <temporal>
        <tempkt>
          None
        </tempkt>
        <tempkey>
          20080317
        </tempkey>
        <tempkey>
          20080327
        </tempkey>
      </temporal>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>
      None
    </accconst>
    <useconst>
      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.
    </useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>
            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Remote Sensing Division
          </cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>
          Chief, Remote Sensing Division
        </cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>
            Mailing and physical address
          </addrtype>
          <address>
            1315 East West Highway, N/NGS3
          </address>
          <address>
            SSMC-3 8142
          </address>
          <city>
            Silver Spring
          </city>
          <state>
            MD
          </state>
          <postal>
            20910
          </postal>
          <country>
            USA
          </country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>
          301-713-2663
        </cntvoice>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <datacred>
      We request that you credit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when you use these data
in a report, publication, or presentation.
    </datacred>
    <native>
      OS Independent
    </native>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <logic>
      Not applicable
    </logic>
    <complete>
      Not applicable
    </complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>
          The data positions were obtained using post processed KGPS methods.  The horizontal accuracy of the data is
better than +/- 2.0m.
        </horizpar>
        <qhorizpa>
          <horizpav>
            2.0
          </horizpav>
          <horizpae>
            2 Sigma
          </horizpae>
        </qhorizpa>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>
          The data positions were obtained using post processed KGPS methods.  The RMSE = 15.17 cm in open terrain.
        </vertaccr>
      </vertacc>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>
          Data were processed to an initial LAS format using the ALTM DASHMAP software.  The Applanix POSPac
software was utilized for GPS and inertial processing, and Terrasolid software for data visualization, 3D editing and
export to final LAS file. Data were processed in NAD83 horizontal and vertical datum.
        </procdesc>
        <procdate>
          20080616
        </procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>
          The NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) received files in LAS format. The files contained LiDAR intensity
and elevation measurements.  CSC performed the following processing on the data to make it available within the LiDAR Data
Retrieval Tool (LDART):
1. The data were converted from UTM coordinates to geographic coordinates.
2. The LAS header fields were sorted by latitude and updated.
3. The data was filtered to eliminate outliers.
        </procdesc>
        <procdate>
          20080804
        </procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>
                Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Ocean Service (NOS), Coastal Services Center (CSC)
              </cntorg>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntpos>
              CEM Project Scientist
            </cntpos>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>
                Mailing and physical address
              </addrtype>
              <address>
                2234 South Hobson Ave.
              </address>
              <city>
                Charleston
              </city>
              <state>
                SC
              </state>
              <postal>
                29405-2413
              </postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>
              843-740-1200
            </cntvoice>
            <cntemail>
              tcm@csc.noaa.gov
            </cntemail>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spdoinfo>
    <direct>
      Vector
    </direct>
    <ptvctinf>
      <sdtsterm>
        <sdtstype>
          Point
        </sdtstype>
      </sdtsterm>
    </ptvctinf>
  </spdoinfo>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <geograph>
        <latres>
          0.000000001
        </latres>
        <longres>
          0.000000001
        </longres>
        <geogunit>
          Decimal degrees
        </geogunit>
      </geograph>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>
          North American Datum of 1983
        </horizdn>
        <ellips>
          Geodetic Reference System 80
        </ellips>
        <semiaxis>
          6378137.000000
        </semiaxis>
        <denflat>
          298.257222
        </denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
    <vertdef>
      <altsys>
        <altdatum>
          Ellipsoid
        </altdatum>
        <altres>
          0.001
        </altres>
        <altunits>
          Meters
        </altunits>
        <altenc>
          Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
        </altenc>
      </altsys>
    </vertdef>
  </spref>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>
            Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Ocean Service (NOS), Coastal Services Center (CSC)
          </cntorg>
          <cntper>
            CEM Project Scientist
          </cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>
            Mailing and physical address
          </addrtype>
          <address>
            2234 South Hobson Ave.
          </address>
          <city>
            Charleston
          </city>
          <state>
            South Carolina
          </state>
          <postal>
            29405
          </postal>
          <country>
            USA
          </country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>
          843.740.1200
        </cntvoice>
        <cntemail>
          tcm@csc.noaa.gov
        </cntemail>
        <hours>
          9:00am - 5:00pm
        </hours>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>
      Downloadable Data
    </resdesc>
    <distliab>
      Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA, the Coastal Services
Center or its partners.
This lidar was obtained for use by NGS during the course of its development of potential
final products to fulfill its statutory mission. Although NGS is making this lidar available to others who may
find the data of value, NGS does not warrant, endorse, or recommend the use of this data for any given purpose.
NGS is providing this lidar &quot;as is,&quot; and NGS disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied,
including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
In no event will NGS be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential,
special, or exemplary damages or lost profits resulting from any use or misuse of these data.
    </distliab>
    <custom>
      This data can be obtained on-line at the following URL: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ldart
    </custom>
  </distinfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>
            DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC &gt; National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
          </cntorg>
          <cntper>
            Kelly Stroker
          </cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>
            Mailing and Physical Address
          </addrtype>
          <address>
            NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC E/GC1 325 Broadway
          </address>
          <city>
            Boulder
          </city>
          <state>
            CO
          </state>
          <postal>
            80305-3328
          </postal>
          <country>
            USA
          </country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>
          (303) 497-4603
        </cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>
          (303) 497-6958
        </cnttdd>
        <cntfax>
          (303) 497-6513
        </cntfax>
        <cntemail>
          kelly.stroker@noaa.gov
        </cntemail>
        <hours>
          7:30-5:00 Mountain
        </hours>
        <cntinst>
          Contact Data Center
        </cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <distliab>
      Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
    </distliab>
    <custom>
      The National Geophysical Data Center serves as the archive for this LIDAR data. NGDC should only be contacted for this data if it cannot be obtained from NOAA Coastal Services Center.
    </custom>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>
      20080811
    </metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>
            Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Ocean Service (NOS), Coastal Services Center (CSC)
          </cntorg>
          <cntper>
            CEM Project Scientist
          </cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>
            Mailing and physical address
          </addrtype>
          <address>
            2234 South Hobson Ave.
          </address>
          <city>
            Charleston
          </city>
          <state>
            South Carolina
          </state>
          <postal>
            29405
          </postal>
          <country>
            USA
          </country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>
          843.740.1200
        </cntvoice>
        <cntemail>
          tcm@csc.noaa.gov
        </cntemail>
        <hours>
          9:00am - 5:00pm
        </hours>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>
      FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
    </metstdn>
    <metstdv>
      FGDC-STD-001-1998
    </metstdv>
  </metainfo>
  
  
  
  
  
  
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