2010 Northern San Francisco Bay Area Lidar: Portions of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Solano, and Sonoma Counties
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: 2010 Northern San Francisco Bay Area Lidar: Portions of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Solano, and Sonoma Counties Alternate title: sfbay2010_m584_metadata Date: Date: Date: 2011-05 Date type: Date type code: publication Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA/NMFS/EDM Date: inapplicable Code: Anchor: xlink: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48217 title: InPort Catalog ID 48217 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48217 Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Full Metadata Record Description: View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Citation URL Description: Online Resource Function: Online function code: download Role: inapplicable Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Citation URL Description: Online Resource Function: Online function code: download Role: inapplicable Abstract: This Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) dataset is a survey of northern San Francisco Bay, California. The project area consists of approximately 437 square miles in portions of seven California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Solano, and Sonoma. The project design of the LiDAR data acquisition was developed to support a nominal post spacing of 1 meter. Fugro EarthData, Inc. acquired 147 flight lines in nine lifts on February 25, 26, and 28; March 1, 24, and 26; and April 3, 15, and 16, 2010. The data was divided into 1500 by 1500 meter cells that serve as the tiling scheme. LiDAR data collection was performed with a Piper Navajo twin engine aircraft, utilizing a Leica ALS60 MPiA sensor, collecting multiple return x, y, and z as well as intensity data. LiDAR data is remotely sensed high-resolution elevation data collected by an airborne collection platform. This data of northern San Francisco Bay, California, is classified according to the ASPRS classification scheme and was collected at sufficient resolution to provide a nominal point spacing of 1 m for collected points. Up to 4 returns were recorded for each pulse in addition to an intensity value.
          
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             Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
             Phone: 843-740-1202
Purpose: The mission of the Office for Coastal Management is to support the environmental, social, and economic well being of the coast by linking people, information, and technology. These LiDAR data are intended for use in coastal management decision making, including applications such as sea level rise. Credit: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Status: Progress code: completed Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (843) 740-1202 Address: Address: Delivery point: 2234 South Hobson Ave City: Charleston Administrative area: SC Postal code: 29405-2413 Country: missing Electronic mail address: coastal.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website Description: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: pointOfContact Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (843) 740-1202 Address: Address: Delivery point: 2234 South Hobson Ave City: Charleston Administrative area: SC Postal code: 29405-2413 Country: missing Electronic mail address: coastal.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website Description: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: custodian Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF MAPS Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION Type: Keyword type code: theme Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Date: missing Edition: 17.0 Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA Type: Keyword type code: place Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Date: missing Edition: 17.0 Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Surface Keyword: Terrain Type: Keyword type code: theme Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Type: Keyword type code: dataCentre Thesaurus name: Citation: uuid: 9f0de6e6-428b-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2017-04-24 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 8.5 Cited responsible party: xlink: https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 title: GCMD Landing Page Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Lidar Type: Keyword type code: project Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: InPort Date: inapplicable Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: 2010 Northern San Francisco Bay Area Lidar: Portions of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Solano, and Sonoma Counties [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48217. Resource constraints: Constraints: Use limitation: 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. Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Access Constraints: None Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: 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. Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use limitation: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Distribution Liability: Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners. Resource constraints: Security constraints: Classification: Classification code: unclassified Classification system: None Handling description: N/A Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) Date: unknown Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA/NMFS/EDM Date: inapplicable Code: 48217 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/48217.pdf Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) Description: NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Spatial representation type: Spatial representation type code: vector Language: eng; US Topic category: Topic category code: elevation Environment description: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500 Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -122.646374 East bound longitude: -122.111077 South bound latitude: 37.753405 North bound latitude: 38.350295 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-02-25 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-02-26 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-02-28 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-03-01 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-03-24 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-03-26 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-04-03 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-04-15 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2010-04-16 Supplemental Information: The information in this report is the result of LiDAR surveys performed on the date indicated and the general conditions at the time of flight. Data for Red Rock, within San Francisco Bay, was not flown within the project tidal requirements. This data was collected as part of a cross-tie flight (Lift 5711309005203) on February 26, 2010 and is located within tile C5490_41970. In this area the breaklines were artificially lowered to match the hydro-flattened bay however, the LiDAR LAS data remains unaffected and accurate tide heights can be obtained from the data.
          
A footprint of this data set may be viewed in Google Earth at: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/584/supplemental/2010_Northern_San_Francisco_Bay_Lidar.kmz
          
The LiDAR Quality Assurance (QA) Report may be viewed at: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/584/supplemental/SF_QA_Report_3rdDelivery_110420_Final.pdf
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Content info: Feature catalogue description: Compliance code: false Language: Language Code: eng Included with dataset: false Feature catalogue citation: Citation: Title: see process steps within this record Date: unavailable
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Distribution info: Distribution: Distributor: Distributor: Distributor contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (843) 740-1202 Address: Address: Delivery point: 2234 South Hobson Ave City: Charleston Administrative area: SC Postal code: 29405-2413 Country: missing Electronic mail address: coastal.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website Description: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: distributor Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=584 Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Customized Download Description: Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc. Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/584/index.html Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Bulk Download Description: Simple download of data files. Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: dataset Report: Quantitative attribute accuracy: Name of measure: Accuracy Evaluation method description: The boresight of the LiDAR was processed against the ground control for this project which consisted of 41 LiDAR ground survey points and 1 ABGPS base station at the operation airport. The horizontal datum for the control was the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83, NSRS2007). The vertical datum was the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). The vertical datum was realized through the use of the published ellipsoidal heights of the CORS and the GEOID09 model. Airborne GPS (ABGPS) data was collected during the acquisition mission for each flight line. During the data acquisition the Positional Dilution of Precision (PDOP) for the ABGPS was monitored to make sure it did not exceed 3.5. The ground control points were measured by technicians using Terrascan and proprietary software and applied during the boresight adjustment of the project lines. Result: missing Report: Absolute external positional accuracy: Name of measure: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Evaluation method description: The minimum expected horizontal accuracy was tested to meet or exceed the National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA). Horizontal accuracy is 1 meter RMSE or better. Result: missing Report: Absolute external positional accuracy: Name of measure: Vertical Positional Accuracy Evaluation method description: The minimum expected vertical accuracy was tested to meet or exceed the National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy. When compared to GPS survey grade points in generally flat non-vegetated areas, at least 95% of the positions had an error less than or equal to the spec of 18 cm (equivalent to root mean square error of 9 cm if errors were normally distributed). The RMSEz in open terrain is 2.6 cm. The Fundamental Vertical Accuracy (FVA) at the 95% confidence level in open terrain is 5.1 cm. The Consolidated Vertical Accuracy (CVA) at the 95% confidence level in all land cover categories is 6.2 cm. Result: missing Report: Completeness commission: Name of measure: Completeness Measure Evaluation method description: Cloud Cover: 0 Result: missing Report: Completeness commission: Name of measure: Completeness Report Evaluation method description: The following methods are used to assure LiDAR data 1. Use of IMU and ground control network utilizing GPS techniques. 2. Use of airborne GPS in conjunction with the acquisition of LiDAR. 3. Measurement of quality control ground survey points within the finished product. The following software is used for the validation 1. Terrascan 2. Fugro EarthData Proprietary Software Result: missing Report: Conceptual consistency: Name of measure: Conceptual Consistency Evaluation method description: Compliance with the accuracy standard was ensured by the collection of GPS ground control prior to and during the acquisition of aerial LiDAR and the establishment of a GPS base station at the Napa County Airport. The following checks were performed. 1. The ground control and airborne GPS data stream were validated through a fully analytical boresight adjustment. 2. The LiDAR data were checked against the project control prior to being used in DTM (Digital Terrain Model) generation. 3. LiDAR elevation data was validated through an inspection of edge matching and visual inspection for quality (artifact removal). Result: missing Lineage: Lineage: Statement: missing Process step: Process step: Description: All acquired LiDAR data went through a preliminary review to assure that complete coverage was obtained and that there were no gaps between flight lines before the flight crew left the project site. Once back in the office, the data is run through a complete iteration of processing to ensure that it is complete, uncorrupted, and that the entire project area has been covered without gaps between flight lines. There are essentially three steps to this processing; 1. GPS/IMU Processing. Airborne GPS and IMU data was immediately processed using the airport GPS base station data, which was available to the flight crew upon landing the plane. This ensured the integrity of all the mission data. These results were also used to perform the initial LiDAR system calibration test. 2. Raw LiDAR Data Processing. Technicians processed the raw data to LAS format flight lines with full resolution output before performing QC. A starting configuration file was used in this process, which contain the latest calibration parameters for the sensor. The technician also generated flight line trajectories for each of the flight lines during this process. 3. Verification of Coverage and Data Quality. Technicians checked flight line trajectory files to ensure completeness of acquisition for project flight lines, calibration lines, and cross flight lines. The intensity images were generated for the entire lift at the required post spacing for the project. The technician visually checked the intensity images against the project boundary to ensure full coverage. The intensity histogram was analyzed to ensure the quality of the intensity values. The technician also thoroughly reviewed the data for any gaps in project area. The technician generated a sample TIN surface to ensure no anomalies were present in the data. Turbulence was inspected for and if it affected the quality of the data, the flight line was rejected and reflown. The technician also evaluated the achieved post spacing against project specified post spacing. Date and time: 2010-04-09T00:00:00 Process step: Process step: Description: The following steps describe the Raw Data Processing and Boresight process; 1. The calibration flight lines were first processed with the starting configuration file which contains the latest calibration parameters for the sensor. The boresight for each lift was done individually as the solution may change slightly from lift to lift. 2. Lift boresighting was accomplished using the tri-directional calibration flight lines over the project area. 3. Once the boresighting was done for the calibration flight lines, the adjusted settings were applied on all of the flight lines of the lift and checked for consistency. The technician selected a series of areas in the dataset to be inspected where adjacent flight lines overlay. A routine was run to calculate the misalignment of the adjacent flight lines and a statistical report was generated. The technician analyzed the result and applied more adjustment if necessary to optimize the result for the entire lift. Color coded elevation difference images were generated for all flight line overlaps including cross ties in the lift once the boresight adjustment was complete. The technician reviewed these images to ensure that systematic errors were eliminated for the lift and the results met the project specifications. 4. Once the boresight adjustment was completed for each lift individually, the technician checked and corrected the vertical misalignment of all flight lines and also the matching between data and ground truth. This process included calculating the z bias value for each flight line so that all flight lines are aligned vertically. The entire dataset was then matched to ground control points within the project specified accuracy range. 5. The technician ran a final vertical accuracy check after the z correction. The result was analyzed against the project specified accuracy to make sure it met the project requirements. Date and time: 2010-05-24T00:00:00 Process step: Process step: Description: Fugro EarthData, Inc. has developed a unique method for processing LiDAR data to identify and re-classify elevation points falling on vegetation, building, and other above ground structures into separate data layers. The steps are as follows; 1. Fugro EarthData, Inc. utilized commercial software as well as proprietary software for automatic filtering. The parameters used in the process were customized for each terrain type to obtain optimum results. 2. The Automated Process typically re-classifies 90-98% of points falling on vegetation depending on terrain type. Once the automated filtering was completed, the files were run through a visual inspection to ensure that the filtering was not too aggressive or not aggressive enough. In cases where the filtering was too aggressive and important terrain features were filtered out, the data was either run through a different filter or was corrected during the manual filtering process. 3. Interactive editing was completed in 3D visualization software which also provides manual and automatic point classification tools. Fugro EarthData, Inc. used commercial and proprietary software for this process. Vegetation and artifacts remaining after automatic data post-processing were reclassified manually through interactive editing. The hard edges of ground features that were automatically filtered out during the automatic filtering process were brought back into ground class during manual editing. Auto-filtering routines were utilized as much as possible within fenced areas during interactive editing for efficiency. The technician reviewed the LiDAR points with color shaded TINs for anomalies in ground class during interactive filtering. 4. Upon the completion of peer review and finalization of bare earth filtering, the classified LiDAR point cloud work tiles went through a water classification routine based on the collected hydro-flattened water polygons. 5. Upon the completion of peer review and finalization of the classified LiDAR point cloud work tiles, the tiles were reprojected to NAD83 (NSRS2007), UTM zone 10 north, meters; NAVD88, meters, using GEOID09. The data was also cut to the approved tile layout. The classified LiDAR point cloud data is in LAS format after this process. The technician checked the output LAS files for coverage and format. 6. The classified LiDAR point cloud data were delivered in LAS 1.2 format; 2 - ground, 1 - unclassified, 9 - water, 7 - low points/noise, and 12 - overlap points. Date and time: 2011-04-20T00:00:00 Process step: Process step: Description: The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received the lidar files in las format. The files contained lidar intensity and elevation measurements. OCM performed the following processing for data storage and Digital Coast provisioning purposes: 1. Data converted from UTM Zone 10 coordinates to geographic coordinates. 2. Data converted from NAVD88 heights to ellipsoid heights using GEOID09. 3. The LAS data were sorted by latitude and the headers were updated. Date and time: 2011-05-01T00:00:00 Source: Source: Description: Source Contribution: Fugro EarthData, Inc. collected ALS60-derived LiDAR over northern San Francisco Bay, CA with a 1 m, nominal post spacing using a Piper Navajo twin engine aircraft. The collection for the entire project area was accomplished on February 25, 26, and 28; March 1, 24, and 26; and April 3, 15, and 16, 2010. The collection was performed by Fugro EarthData, Inc., using a Leica ALS60 MPiA LiDAR system, serial number 113, including an inertial measuring unit (IMU) and a dual frequency GPS receiver. This project required 9 lifts of flight lines to be collected. The lines were flown at an average of 6,250 feet above mean terrain using a pulse rate of 121,300 pulses per second. | Type of Source Media: External hard drive Source citation: Citation: Title: Aerial Acquisition of Northern San Francisco Bay, California LiDAR Date: Date: Date: 2010-04-17 Date type: Date type code: publication Source extent: Extent: Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Time position: 2010-02-25 Source: Source: Description: Source Contribution: TerraSurv under contract to Fugro EarthData, Inc. successfully established ground control for Northern San Francisco Bay, CA. A total of 41 ground control points were acquired. GPS was used to establish the control network. The horizontal datum was the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83, NSRS2007). The vertical datum was the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). | Type of Source Media: electronic mail system Source citation: Citation: Title: Northern San Francisco Bay, Report of Survey Date: Date: Date: 2010-04-27 Date type: Date type code: publication Source extent: Extent: Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Time position: 2009-12-07
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