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Metadata: 
   Identification Information: 
      Dataset Identifier: 
         gov.noaa.csc.maps:hi2003
      Citation: 
         Citation Information: 
            Originator: 
               DOC/NOAA/NOS/CSC/CRS > Coastal Remote Sensing Program, Coastal 
               Services Center, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department 
               of Commerce
            Publication Date: 
               20061018
            Title: 
               2003 Oahu coastline lidar mapping project
            Geospatial Data Presentation Form: 
               model
            Online Linkage: 
               http://www.csc.noaa.gov/lidar
      Description: 
         Abstract: 
            LIDAR data is remotely sensed high-resolution elevation data 
            collected by an airborne collection platform. Using a combination 
            of laser rangefinding, GPS positioning and inertial measurement 
            technologies; LIDAR instruments are able to make highly detailed 
            Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) of the earth's terrain, man-made 
            structures and vegetation. This data was collected over a 100 
            meter swath of the Oahu, Hawaii coastline with a Leica ALS-40 
            Aerial Lidar Sensor. Multiple returns were recorded for each pulse 
            in addition to an intensity value.
         Purpose: 
            The purpose of this mapping project is to create and
            deliver digital terrain models (DTM), to support the
            environmental, social, and economic well being of the
            coast by linking people, information, and technology. The
            data will support the local Coastal Zone Managers in their
            decision-making processes
      Time Period of Content: 
         Time Period Information: 
            Range of Dates/Times: 
               Beginning Date: 
                  20031021
               Ending Date: 
                  20031207
         Currentness Reference: 
            Ground conditions
      Status: 
         Progress: 
            Complete
         Maintenance and Update Frequency: 
            Unknown
      Spatial Domain: 
         Bounding Coordinates: 
            West Bounding Coordinate: 
               -158.28200
            East Bounding Coordinate: 
               -157.64879
            North Bounding Coordinate: 
               21.728400
            South Bounding Coordinate: 
               21.250250
      Keywords: 
         Theme: 
            Theme Keyword Thesaurus: 
               EDI Thesaurus
            Theme Keyword: 
               Digital Terrain Model
            Theme Keyword: 
               DTM
            Theme Keyword: 
               Lidar Point Cloud
            Theme Keyword: 
               Lidar
            Theme Keyword: 
               DEM
            Theme Keyword: 
               Digital Elevation Model
            Theme Keyword: 
               elevation and derived products
            Theme Keyword: 
               elevation model
            Theme Keyword: 
               LIDAR
            Theme Keyword: 
               surface model
         Place: 
            Place Keyword Thesaurus: 
               Geographic Names Information System
            Place Keyword: 
               Hawaii
            Place Keyword: 
               Honolulu
            Place Keyword: 
               Oahu
      Access Constraints: 
         none
      Use Constraints: 
         Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the 
         responsibility of NOAA or the Coastal Services Center. 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 it's limitations.
      Point of Contact: 
         Contact Information: 
            Contact Organization Primary: 
               Contact Organization: 
                  Coastal Remote Sensing Program
            Contact Position: 
               TCM Project Scientist
            Contact Address: 
               Address Type: 
                  mailing and physical address
               Address: 
                  2234 South Hobson Avenue
               City: 
                  Charleston
               State or Province: 
                  South Carolina
               Postal Code: 
                  29405
               Country: 
                  United States
            Contact Voice Telephone: 
               (843) 740-1200
            Contact Electronic Mail Address: 
               csc@csc.noaa.gov
      Data Set Credit: 
         n/a
   Data Quality Information: 
      Attribute Accuracy: 
         Attribute Accuracy Report: 
            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 based
            upon NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for the nearest tidal
            station.
            3. Lidar data accuracy is in accordance with the National
            Standard for Spatial Accuracy (NSSDA). When compared
            to 14 GPS static survey points in open non-vegetated areas,
            at least 95% of the positions have an error less than or
            equal to 28.8 cm (equivalent to root mean square error of
            14.7 cm).
      Logical Consistency Report: 
         Compliance with the accuracy standard was ensured by
         the placement of GPS ground control prior to the
         acquisition of lidar data. The following checks
         were performed.
         1. The ground control and airborne GPS data stream were
         validated through a fully analytical boresight adjustment.
         2. The DTM (Digital Terrain Model) data were checked
         against the project control.
         3. Lidar elevation data was validated through an
         inspection of edge matching and visual inspection for
         quality (artifact removal).
      Completeness Report: 
         1. EarthData's proprietary software, Checkedb, for
         verification against ground survey points.
         2. Terrascan, for verification of automated and manual
         editing and final QC of products.
      Positional Accuracy: 
         Horizontal Positional Accuracy: 
            Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: 
               The lidar data fully comply with FEMA guidance as
               published in Appendix A, February, 2002.
         Vertical Positional Accuracy: 
            Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: 
               The lidar data fully comply with FEMA guidance as
               published in Appendix A, February, 2002 and National
               Standard for Spatial Accuracy (NSSDA). When compared
               to 14 GPS static survey points in open non-vegetated areas,
               at least 95% of the positions have an error less than
               or equal to 28.8 cm (equivalent to root mean square error
               of 14.7 cm).
      Lineage: 
         Source Information: 
            Source Citation: 
               Citation Information: 
                  Originator: 
                     Kevin J. Chappell
                  Publication Date: 
                     20031105
                  Title: 
                     Report of Survey - Oahu, Hawaii
                  Geospatial Data Presentation Form: 
                     diagram
            Type of Source Media: 
               electronic mail system
            Source Time Period of Content: 
               Time Period Information: 
                  Range of Dates/Times: 
                     Beginning Date: 
                        20031104
                     Ending Date: 
                        20031105
               Source Currentness Reference: 
                  Ground Condition
            Source Citation Abbreviation: 
               Ground Control
            Source Contribution: 
               Kevin Chappell, of Terrasurv and under contract to
               EarthData International established 30 ground control
               points along the coastline of the island of Oahu and within
               a blocked area around Honolulu where the 2005 flight was
               flown. The points were surveyed using GPS for both
               vertical and horizontal oordinate values. The horizontal
               datum used was the North American Datum of 1983
               (Pacific Plate Fixed Realization, epoch 2002.0). The
               vertical datum used was a Local Tidal Datum.
         Source Information: 
            Source Citation: 
               Citation Information: 
                  Originator: 
                     EarthData Aviation, LLC
                  Publication Date: 
                     20031207
                  Title: 
                     Aerial Lidar Acquisition over Coastal Oahu, HI
                  Geospatial Data Presentation Form: 
                     model
            Type of Source Media: 
               Firewire Drive
            Source Time Period of Content: 
               Time Period Information: 
                  Range of Dates/Times: 
                     Beginning Date: 
                        20031021
                     Ending Date: 
                        20031207
               Source Currentness Reference: 
                  Ground Condition
            Source Citation Abbreviation: 
               Aerial Lidar Acquisition
            Source Contribution: 
               Horizons Inc., was contracted by EarthData
               International to collect ALS-40 Lidar data over the coastal
               area of Oahu, Hawaii. The project site was flown on
               October 21 and November 1, 8, 24, 27, and December 7,
               2003, using aircraft 2636P. Lidar data was captured using
               an ALS-40 Lidarsystem, including an inertial measuring unit
               (IMU) and a dual frequency GPS receiver. Lidar was
               obtained at an altitude of 1,524 meters (5,000 feet) above
               mean terrain, at an average airspeed of 110 knots. Sensor
               pulse rate was set at 20,000 Hz with a field of view of 20
               degrees and a scan rate of 19 Hz. Average swath width of
               the collected raw lines is 537 meters. Point spaing was 2
               meters. Lidar data was recorded in conjunction with
               airborne GPS and IMU; the stationary GPS receiver was
               positioned over a control point located at the airport.
               Recorded digital data was shipped via external hard drive
               to the production facility for processing. During airborne
               data collection, an additional GPS receiver was in
               constant operation over a published National Geodetic
               Survey (NGS) control point at at Honolulu Airport. The
               coordinate value for temporary control point "PHNL" was
               determined by a network adjustment to CORS stations
               EHN1 and HNLC, both of which were tied to the project
               control network. During the data acquisition, the receivers
               collected phase data at an epoch rate of 1 Hz.
               All GPS phase data was post processed with continuous
               kinematic survey techniques using "On the Fly" (OTF)
               integer ambiguity resolution. The GPS data was
               processed with forward and reverse processing algorithms.
               An adjustment was made to the ellipsoid height of the
               published point by Terrasurv to reflect Local Tidal
               Elevation. The results from each process, using the data
               collected at the airport, were combined to yield a single
               fixed integer phase differential solution of the aircraft
               trajectory.
         Process Step: 
            Process Description: 
               EarthData has developed a unique method for processing
               lidar data to identify and remove elevation points falling
               on vegetation, buildings, and other aboveground
               structures. The algorithms for filtering data were utilized
               within EarthData's proprietary software and commercial
               software written by TerraSolid. This software suite of tools
               provides efficient processing for small to large-scale,
               projects and has been incorporated into ISO 9001
               compliant production work flows. The following is a
               step-by-step breakdown of the process.
               1. Using the lidar data set provided by EarthData, the
               technician performs calibrations on the data set.
               2. Using the lidar data set provided by EarthData, the
               technician performed a visual inspection of the data to
               verify that the flight lines overlap correctly. The technician
               also verified that there were no voids, and that the data
               covered the project limits. The technician then selected a
               series of areas from the data set and inspected them
               where adjacent flight lines overlapped. These overlapping
               areas were merged and a process which utilizes 3-D
               Analyst and EarthData's proprietary software was run to
               detect and color code the differences in elevation values
               and profiles. The technician reviewed these plots and
               located the areas that contained systematic errors or
               distortions that were introduced by the lidar sensor.
               3. Systematic distortions highlighted in step 2 were
               removed and the data was re-inspected. Corrections
               and adjustments can involve the application of angular
               deflection or compensation for curvature of the ground
               surface that can be introduced by crossing from one type
               of land cover to another.
               4. The lidar data for each flight line was trimmed in batch
               for the removal of the overlap areas between flight lines.
               The data was checked against a control network to
               ensure that vertical requirements were maintained.
               Conversion to the client-specified datum and projections
               were then completed. The lidar flight line data sets were
               then segmented into adjoining tiles for batch processing
               and data management.
               5. The initial batch-processing run removed 95% of points
               falling on vegetation. The algorithm also removed the
               points that fell on the edge of hard features such as
               structures, elevated roadways and bridges.
               6. The operator interactively processed the data
               using lidar editing tools. During this final phase the
               operator generated a TIN based on a desired thematic
               layers to evaluate the automated classification performed
               in step 5. This allowed the operator to quickly re-classify
               points from one layer to another and recreate the TIN
               surface to see the effects of edits. Geo-referenced images
               were toggled on or off to aid the operator in identifying
               problem areas. The data was also examined with an
               automated profiling tool to aid the operator in
               the reclassification.
               6. The final DEM was written to an ESRI grid format (.flt).
               7. The point cloud data were also delivered in LAS format.
            Source Used Citation Abbreviation: 
               Lidar
            Process Date: 
               20050902
            Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: 
               Lidar
            Process Contact: 
               Contact Information: 
                  Contact Organization Primary: 
                     Contact Organization: 
                        EarthData International
                     Contact Person: 
                        Harold Rempel
                  Contact Position: 
                     Senior Project Manager
                  Contact Address: 
                     Address Type: 
                        mailing and physical address
                     Address: 
                        7320 Executive Way
                     City: 
                        Frederick
                     State or Province: 
                        Maryland
                     Postal Code: 
                        21704
                  Contact Voice Telephone: 
                     301-948-8550
                  Contact Electronic Mail Address: 
                     metadata@earthdata.com
         Process Step: 
            Process Description: 
               The NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) received LAS files 
               containing the point cloud elevation data from Earth Data, Inc. 
               CSC performed the following processing on the data to make it 
               available within the Lidar Data Retrieval Tool (LDART):
               1. Variable length header records were added to the LAS files to 
               identify projection, datum and sort order.
               2. The LAS files were sorted by latitude.
            Process Date: 
               20050927
            Process Contact: 
               Contact Information: 
                  Contact Organization Primary: 
                     Contact Organization: 
                        Coastal Remote Sensing Program
                  Contact Position: 
                     TCM Project Scientist
                  Contact Address: 
                     Address Type: 
                        mailing and physical address
                     Address: 
                        2234 South Hobson Avenue
                     City: 
                        Charleston
                     State or Province: 
                        South Carolina
                     Postal Code: 
                        29405
                     Country: 
                        United States
                  Contact Voice Telephone: 
                     (843) 740-1200
                  Contact Electronic Mail Address: 
                     csc@csc.noaa.gov
         Process Step: 
            Process Description: 
               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. This data is currently 
               being served via LDART at http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ldart . This 
               data can be used to re-populate the system. The data are 
               provided on this disk in two forms, ascii x,y,z data and also 
               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 is NAD 83, however some is 
               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.
            Process Date: 
               20060103
            Process Contact: 
               Contact Information: 
                  Contact Organization Primary: 
                     Contact Organization: 
                        DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, 
                        NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
                     Contact Person: 
                        Kelly Stroker
                  Contact Address: 
                     Address Type: 
                        Mailing and Physical Address
                     Address: 
                        NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC E/GC1 325 Broadway
                     City: 
                        Boulder
                     State or Province: 
                        CO
                     Postal Code: 
                        80305-3328
                     Country: 
                        USA
                  Contact Voice Telephone: 
                     (303) 497-4603
                  Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 
                     (303) 497-6958
                  Contact Facsimile Telephone: 
                     (303) 497-6513
                  Contact Electronic Mail Address: 
                     kelly.stroker@noaa.gov
                  Hours of Service: 
                     7:30-5:00 Mountain
                  Contact Instructions: 
                     Contact Data Center
      Cloud Cover: 
         0
   Spatial Data Organization Information: 
      Direct Spatial Reference Method: 
         Point
      Point and Vector Object Information: 
         SDTS Terms Description: 
            SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: 
               Point
   Spatial Reference Information: 
      Horizontal Coordinate System Definition: 
         Geographic: 
            Latitude Resolution: 
               4.19255512697643e-10
            Longitude Resolution: 
               3.90594694490901e-10
            Geographic Coordinate Units: 
               Decimal degrees
         Geodetic Model: 
            Horizontal Datum Name: 
               North American Datum of 1983
            Ellipsoid Name: 
               Geodetic Reference System 80
            Semi-major Axis: 
               6378137
            Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 
               298.257
      Vertical Coordinate System Definition: 
         Altitude System Definition: 
            Altitude Datum Name: 
               North American Vertical Datum of 1988
            Altitude Resolution: 
               0.01
            Altitude Distance Units: 
               meters
            Altitude Encoding Method: 
               Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
   Distribution Information: 
      Distributor: 
         Contact Information: 
            Contact Organization Primary: 
               Contact Organization: 
                  NOAA Coastal Services Center
            Contact Position: 
               Coastal Remote Sensing Program Manager
            Contact Address: 
               Address Type: 
                  mailing and physical address
               Address: 
                  2234 South Hobson Avenue
               City: 
                  Charleston
               State or Province: 
                  SC
               Postal Code: 
                  29405-2413
            Contact Voice Telephone: 
               none
            Contact Electronic Mail Address: 
               csc@csc.noaa.gov
      Distribution Liability: 
         Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information
         are not the responsibility of NOAA or the Coastal Services
         Center.
      Custom Order Process: 
         This data can be obtained on-line at the following URL:
         http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ldart.
   Distribution Information: 
      Distributor: 
         Contact Information: 
            Contact Organization Primary: 
               Contact Organization: 
                  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, 
                  NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
               Contact Person: 
                  Kelly Stroker
            Contact Address: 
               Address Type: 
                  Mailing and Physical Address
               Address: 
                  NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC E/GC1 325 Broadway
               City: 
                  Boulder
               State or Province: 
                  CO
               Postal Code: 
                  80305-3328
               Country: 
                  USA
            Contact Voice Telephone: 
               (303) 497-4603
            Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 
               (303) 497-6958
            Contact Facsimile Telephone: 
               (303) 497-6513
            Contact Electronic Mail Address: 
               kelly.stroker@noaa.gov
            Hours of Service: 
               7:30-5:00 Mountain
            Contact Instructions: 
               Contact Data Center
      Distribution Liability: 
         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.
      Custom Order Process: 
         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.
   Metadata Reference Information: 
      Metadata Date: 
         20050926
      Metadata Review Date: 
         20050626
      Metadata Contact: 
         Contact Information: 
            Contact Organization Primary: 
               Contact Organization: 
                  NOAA Coastal Services Center
               Contact Person: 
                  Keil Schmid
            Contact Position: 
               Metadata Specialist
            Contact Address: 
               Address Type: 
                  mailing and physical address
               Address: 
                  2234 South Hobson Avenue
               City: 
                  Charleston
               State or Province: 
                  SC
               Postal Code: 
                  29405-2413
            Contact Voice Telephone: 
               none
            Contact Electronic Mail Address: 
               metadata@csc.noaa.gov
      Metadata Standard Name: 
         FGDC Content Standards for Digital
         Geospatial Metadata
      Metadata Standard Version: 
         FGDC-STD-001-1998