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    <idinfo>
        <datsetid> gov.noaa.csc.maps:2006_FL_Panhandle_m57 </datsetid>
        <citation>
            <citeinfo>
                <origin> DOC/NOAA/NOS/CSC/CRS &gt; Coastal Remote Sensing Program, Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce </origin>
                <pubdate> 20061120 </pubdate>
                <title> 2006 Santa Rosa County LiDAR Mapping </title>
                <edition> 1st Edition </edition>
                <onlink> http://www.csc.noaa.gov/lidar </onlink>
            </citeinfo>
        </citation>
        <descript>
            <abstract> LiDAR data collection was performed utilizing a Leica ALS-50 sensor, collecting multiple return x, y, and z data as well as intensity data. LiDAR data was processed to achieve a bare ground surface. LiDAR data was delivered in LAS format. </abstract>
            <purpose> Final product delivery of bare ground surface was intended to suit the needs of NOAA for elevation-related tasks. </purpose>
        </descript>
        <timeperd>
            <timeinfo>
                <rngdates>
                    <begdate> 20060112 </begdate>
                    <enddate> 20060228 </enddate>
                </rngdates>
            </timeinfo>
            <current> Ground Condition </current>
        </timeperd>
        <status>
            <progress> Complete </progress>
            <update> As needed </update>
        </status>
        <spdom>
            <bounding>
                <westbc> -87.32 </westbc>
                <eastbc> -86.77 </eastbc>
                <northbc> 31.01 </northbc>
                <southbc> 30.30 </southbc>
            </bounding>
        </spdom>
        <keywords>
            <theme>
                <themekt> None </themekt>
                <themekey> Elevation </themekey>
                <themekey> LiDAR </themekey>
                <themekey> Light Detection and Ranging </themekey>
                <themekey> Beach </themekey>
                <themekey> Topography </themekey>
                <themekey> Digital Elevation Model </themekey>
                <themekey> DEM </themekey>
            </theme>
            <place>
                <placekt> Geographic Names Information System </placekt>
                <placekey> Florida </placekey>
                <placekey> Santa Rosa County </placekey>
            </place>
        </keywords>
        <accconst> None </accconst>
        <useconst> Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the responsibility of Photo Science, Inc, NOAA, or the Coastal Services Center. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since these datasets were 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 it&apos;s limitations. </useconst>
        <ptcontac>
            <cntinfo>
                <cntorgp>
                    <cntorg> Coastal Remote Sensing Program </cntorg>
                </cntorgp>
                <cntpos> TCM Project Scientist </cntpos>
                <cntaddr>
                    <addrtype> mailing and physical address </addrtype>
                    <address>
            2234 South Hobson Avenue
          </address>
                    <city> Charleston </city>
                    <state> South Carolina </state>
                    <postal> 29405 </postal>
                    <country> United States </country>
                </cntaddr>
                <cntvoice> (843) 740-1200 </cntvoice>
                <cntemail> csc@csc.noaa.gov </cntemail>
            </cntinfo>
        </ptcontac>
    </idinfo>
    <dataqual>
        <attracc>
            <attraccr> 1. LiDAR data was collected and processed in accordance with FEMA guidance as published in Appendix A, February, 2002. 2. LiDAR data at the interface between the land and ocean was collected (when possible) during periods when tides were predicted to be below mean lower low water. 3. LiDAR data accuracy is in accordance with the National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA). When compared to GPS survey grade points in generally flat non-vegetated areas, at least 95%
                of the positions have an error less than or equal to 36.3 cm (equivalent to root mean square error of 18.5 cm if errors were normally distributed). </attraccr>
        </attracc>
        <logic> LiDAR data was delivered covering the full extent of Santa Rosa County, Florida, with coverage extending 1000m beyond the county boundary. </logic>
        <complete> Complete </complete>
        <lineage>
            <srcinfo>
                <srccite>
                    <citeinfo>
                        <origin> Photo Science, Inc </origin>
                        <pubdate> 20060600 </pubdate>
                        <title> Santa Rosa, Florida </title>
                    </citeinfo>
                </srccite>
                <typesrc> Hard Drive </typesrc>
                <srctime>
                    <timeinfo>
                        <rngdates>
                            <begdate> 20060112 </begdate>
                            <enddate> 20060228 </enddate>
                        </rngdates>
                    </timeinfo>
                    <srccurr> Ground Condition </srccurr>
                </srctime>
                <srccitea> LiDAR Surface </srccitea>
                <srccontr> Raw LiDAR elevation data utilized in production of final bare ground surface. </srccontr>
            </srcinfo>
            <procstep>
                <procdesc> Utilizing Photo Science&apos;s ALS-50 LiDAR sensor, data was collected to cover Santa Rosa County (including a 1000m buffer around the county). Data was collected in a total of 243 flightlines (including re-flights and cross sections) at a pulse rate of 44,000 points per second. </procdesc>
                <procdate> 20060112 </procdate>
            </procstep>
            <procstep>
                <procdesc> Raw LiDAR data (collected as Process Step 1) was processed to create a bare ground surface. Process included calibration of LiDAR data to remove systematic errors (utilizing Leica&apos;s ALS Processor software), adjustment of elevation data to control positions (utilizing TerraScan software for control comparisons and adjustments), and both automatic and manual editing to correctly classify ground and non-ground data (utilizing TerraScan and TerraModeler softwares). In
                    addition, QC steps were performed before and after processing. QC steps included line-to-line vertical comparisons and coverage checks, and were performed with TerraScan and GeoCue softwares. </procdesc>
                <procdate> 20060601 </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 las files were converted from UTM coordinates to Geographic coordinates. 2. The las header fields were sorted by latitude and updated. </procdesc>
                <procdate> 20061102 </procdate>
                <proccont>
                    <cntinfo>
                        <cntorgp>
                            <cntorg> Coastal Remote Sensing Program </cntorg>
                        </cntorgp>
                        <cntpos> TCM Project Scientist </cntpos>
                        <cntaddr>
                            <addrtype> mailing and physical address </addrtype>
                            <address>
                2234 South Hobson Avenue
              </address>
                            <city> Charleston </city>
                            <state> South Carolina </state>
                            <postal> 29405 </postal>
                            <country> United States </country>
                        </cntaddr>
                        <cntvoice> (843) 740-1200 </cntvoice>
                        <cntemail> csc@csc.noaa.gov </cntemail>
                    </cntinfo>
                </proccont>
            </procstep>
            <procstep>
                <procdesc> The NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) received Lidar data files on external harddrive. The disk contains LiDAR data from the NOAA Coastal Services Center. The data are currently being served via Digital Coastl at http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/. The data can be used to re-populate the system. The data are provided on this disk in LAS format. LAS format is an industry standard for serving LiDAR data. The data are exclusively in geographic coordinates,
                    however, the datums used vary. Most are NAD 83, however some are in ITRF. Vertical systems include both ellipsoid (ITRF and NAD 83) and NAVD 88. For NAVD 88 values, Geiod 03 is primarily used; however, data received in NAVD 88 prior to 2003 was processed using Geoid 99. </procdesc>
                <procdate> 20060103 </procdate>
                <proccont>
                    <cntinfo>
                        <cntorgp>
                            <cntorg> DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC &gt; National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce </cntorg>
                            <cntper> Pamela Grothe </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) 497-6120 </cntvoice>
                        <cnttdd> (303) 497-6958 </cnttdd>
                        <cntfax> (303) 497-6513 </cntfax>
                        <cntemail> pamela.grothe@noaa.gov </cntemail>
                        <hours> 7:30-5:00 Mountain </hours>
                        <cntinst> Contact Data Center </cntinst>
                    </cntinfo>
                </proccont>
            </procstep>
        </lineage>
        <cloud> 0 </cloud>
    </dataqual>
    <spdoinfo>
        <direct> Point </direct>
        <ptvctinf>
            <sdtsterm>
                <sdtstype> Point </sdtstype>
            </sdtsterm>
        </ptvctinf>
    </spdoinfo>
    <spref>
        <horizsys>
            <geograph>
                <latres> 8.7319387533246e-10 </latres>
                <longres> 7.53313581807738e-10 </longres>
                <geogunit> Decimal degrees </geogunit>
            </geograph>
            <geodetic>
                <horizdn> North American Datum of 1983 </horizdn>
                <ellips> Geodetic Reference System 80 </ellips>
                <semiaxis> 6378137 </semiaxis>
                <denflat> 298.257 </denflat>
            </geodetic>
        </horizsys>
        <vertdef>
            <altsys>
                <altdatum> NAD83 Ellipsoid </altdatum>
                <altres> 0.01 </altres>
                <altunits> meters </altunits>
                <altenc> Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates </altenc>
            </altsys>
        </vertdef>
    </spref>
    <distinfo>
        <distrib>
            <cntinfo>
                <cntorgp>
                    <cntorg> NOAA Coastal Services Center </cntorg>
                </cntorgp>
                <cntpos> Coastal Remote Sensing Program Manager </cntpos>
                <cntaddr>
                    <addrtype> mailing and physical address </addrtype>
                    <address>
            2234 South Hobson Avenue
          </address>
                    <city> Charleston </city>
                    <state> SC </state>
                    <postal> 29405-2413 </postal>
                </cntaddr>
                <cntvoice> none </cntvoice>
                <cntemail> csc@csc.noaa.gov </cntemail>
            </cntinfo>
        </distrib>
        <distliab> Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA or the Coastal Services Center. </distliab>
        <custom> This data can be obtained on-line at the following URL: http://csc-s-maps-q.csc.noaa.gov/dataviewer/viewer.html. </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> Pamela Grothe </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) 497-6120 </cntvoice>
                <cnttdd> (303) 497-6958 </cnttdd>
                <cntfax> (303) 497-6513 </cntfax>
                <cntemail> pamela.grothe@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>
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        <metd>20111119</metd>
        <metrd>20111119</metrd>
        <metfrd>20121119</metfrd>
        <metc>
            <cntinfo>
                <cntorgp>
                    <cntorg> NOAA Coastal Services Center </cntorg>
                    <cntper> Keil Schmid </cntper>
                </cntorgp>
                <cntpos> Metadata Specialist </cntpos>
                <cntaddr>
                    <addrtype> mailing and physical address </addrtype>
                    <address>
            2234 South Hobson Avenue
          </address>
                    <city> Charleston </city>
                    <state> SC </state>
                    <postal> 29405-2413 </postal>
                </cntaddr>
                <cntvoice> none </cntvoice>
                <cntemail> metadata@csc.noaa.gov </cntemail>
            </cntinfo>
        </metc>
        <metstdn> FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata </metstdn>
        <metstdv> FGDC-STD-001-1998 </metstdv>
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