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2006-2008 PAMAP LiDAR Data of Pennsylvania (Southern Counties)
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            title:  2006-2008 PAMAP LiDAR Data of Pennsylvania (Southern Counties)
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                date:  2013-09-27
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        abstract:  This dataset consists of classified LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) elevation points produced by the PAMAP Program. Additional information is available at the PAMAP website: www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/pamap. PAMAP data are organized into blocks, which do not have gaps or overlaps, that represent 10,000 feet by 10,000 feet on the ground. The coordinate system for blocks in the northern half of the state is Pennsylvania State Plane North (datum:NAD83, units: feet); blocks in the southern half of the state are in Pennsylvania State Plane South. A block name is formed by concatenating the first four digits of the State Plane northing and easting defining the block's northwest corner, the State identifier "PA", and the State Plane zone designator "N" or "S" (e.g. 45001210PAS). The following are the collection dates for each county chronologically from 2006-2008: Chester : 20060321 - 20060502 ---- Cumberland : 20060406 - 20060429 ---- Dauphin : 20060406 - 20060429 & 20060321 - 20060502 ---- Delaware : 20060406 - 20060429 ---- Fayette : 20060406 - 20060429 & 20070430 ---- Franklin : 20060406 - 20060429 & 20060321 - 20060502 ---- Fulton : 20060406 - 20060429 ---- Greene : 20060406 - 20060429 ---- Huntingdon : 20060406 - 20060429 ---- Indiana : 20060406 - 20060429 ---- Juniata : 20060426 - 20060430 ---- Lancaster : 20060426 - 20060430 ---- Lawrence : 20060426 - 20060430 & 20060406 - 20060429 & 20060321 - 20060502 ---- Adams : 20070430 ---- Allegheny : 20070430 ---- Armstrong : 20070430 ---- Beaver : 20070430 ---- Bedford : 20070430 ---- Berks : 20070430 ---- Blair : 20070430 ---- Bucks : 20070430 ---- Butler : 20070430 ---- Cambria : 20070430 ---- Lebanon : 20080330 - 20080418 & 20080419 - 20080420 ---- Lehigh : 20080330 - 20080418 & 20080419 - 20080420 & 20080415 - 20080419 & 20080423 - 20080424 ---- Mifflin : 20080410 - 20080411 & 20080330 - 20080418 & 20080410 - 20080419 ---- Montgomery : 20080410 - 20080411 & 20080425 ---- Northampton : 20080410 - 20080418 & 20080402 - 20080403 & 20080321 - 20080326 ---- Perry : 20080410 - 20080419 & 20080410 - 20080418 & 20080424 & 20080415 - 20080419 ---- Philadelphia : 20080410 - 20080419 & 20080424 & 20080414 - 20080510 ---- Schuylkill : 20080414 - 20080425 & 20080414 - 20080510 & 20080321 - 20080326 ---- Snyder : 20080414 - 20080425 & 20080410 - 20080418 - 20080510 ---- Somerset : 20080414 - 20080425 & 20080410 - 20080418 & 20080321 - 20080326 ---- Washington : 20080419 - 20080420 & 20080415 - 20080419 & 20080423 - 20080424 & 20080402 - 20080403 ---- Westmoreland : 20080419 - 20080420 & 20080423 - 20080424 ---- York : 20080419 - 20080420 ---- This data set is an LAZ (compressed LAS) format file containing LIDAR point cloud data.
        purpose:  General-purpose aerial topographic survey of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. LiDAR data are useful for a variety of scientific and resource management applications such as hydrologic modeling, resource monitoring, mapping, global change research, and landscape visualization. These data were used in conjunction with color aerial photography to create color digital orthophotos, raster digital elevation models, and topographic contours (2 ft interval).
        credit:  PAMAP Program, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The custom download may be cited as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Digital Coast Data Access Viewer. Charleston, SC: NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Accessed Jul 01, 2023 at https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer.
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            fileName: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/2574/supplemental/pa2006_2008_pamap_south_counties.KMZ
            fileDescription:  This graphic shows the lidar coverage for PA northern blocks collected in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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            otherConstraints:  Cite As: OCM Partners, [Date of Access]: 2006-2008 PAMAP LiDAR Data of Pennsylvania (Southern Counties) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49951.
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            useLimitation:  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.
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            otherConstraints:  Access Constraints: None | 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. These data depict the heights at the time of the survey and are only accurate for that time. | Distribution Liability: Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of PA DCRN, PAMAP, NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners.
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                westBoundLongitude:  -80.546389
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                    description:   | Currentness: Ground Condition
                    beginPosition:  2006-03-21
                    endPosition:  2008-05-10
        supplementalInformation:  A footprint of this data set may be viewed in Google Earth at: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/2574/supplemental/pa2006_2008_pamap_south_counties.KMZ Collection reports from the vendor for this data set may be viewed at these locations: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/2574/supplemental/pa2006_2008_pamap.pdf and https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/2574/supplemental/pa2006_2008_pamap_faq.pdf
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            nameOfMeasure:  Accuracy
            evaluationMethodDescription:  The LiDAR flying height, field of view, laser repetition rate, aircraft speed, and the maximum baseline distances from the aerial platform to the ground based GPS stations have been fine tuned to ensure an RMSEz of the processed data at the 18.5 cm level for the bare earth surface as required by the FEMA guidelines. See the PAMAP Technical Proposal dated January 11, 2006 for further QA/QC procedures.
            result: (missing)
        report:  (DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy)
            nameOfMeasure:  Horizontal Positional Accuracy
            evaluationMethodDescription:  The horizontal accuracy standard follows the NSSDA-1998 standard. The maximum permissible RMSE for 95% of the horizontal check points for the mapping product is 5 feet or better.
            result: (missing)
        report:  (DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy)
            nameOfMeasure:  Vertical Positional Accuracy
            evaluationMethodDescription:  Independent accuracy testing was performed by Dewberry using 24 high accuracy quality control checkpoints distributed on near level open bare terrain, high grass, brush, forest and urban terrain. Dewberry uses testing procedures consistent with those specified by both the NSSDA/FEMA and NDEP/ASPRS methods. NSSDA/FEMA: (1) Compared to criteria RMSEz less than or equal to 0.61 ft in Open Terrain, tested 0.535 ft; (2) Compared to criteria Accuracyz less than or equal to 1.19 ft at 95% confidence level, tested 1.049 ft. NDEP/ASPRS: (1) Compared to criteria Fundamental Vertical Accuracy less than or equal to 1.19 ft at 95% confidence level, tested 1.049 ft; (2) Compared to criteria Consolidated Vertical Accuracy less than or equal to 2.38 ft at 95% confidence level, tested 1.134 ft. Consolidated Vertical Accuracies from individual metadata reports 95% Confidence, tested Southern PA Collections Vertical Accuracies (cm) 2006 Central South : 20.4 ---- 2006 SouthWest : 27.1 ---- 2006 WestCentral South : 31.7 ---- 2007 North Central South : 19.2 ---- 2007 South Central South : 20.7 ---- 2008 Allentown : 12.2 ---- 2008 Doylestown : 24.4 ---- 2008 Harrisburg : 23.8 ---- 2008 Hazleton : 15.2 ---- 2008 Lancaster : 23.8 ---- 2008 Philadelphia : 3.7 ---- 2008 Pottsville : 19.5 ---- 2008 Reading : 14.0 ---- 2008 Selinsgrove : 7.3 ---- 2008 Stroudsburg : 7.9 ---- 2008 Westchester East : 29.9 ---- 2008 Westchester West : 18.0 ---- 2008 York : 15.2 ---- Average ---- 18.6 ---- ; Quantitative Value: 0.19 meters, Test that produced the value: The 95% confidence level could be phrased as "95% of the points meet or exceed the specified accuracy level." This statistic provides information on the quality of the data collection parameters (global quality). It can be calculated using RMSE x 1.96 if the errors have a normal distribution, which most bare-earth points follow
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            evaluationMethodDescription:  All files are visually inspected for completeness to ensure that no gaps or misplacement exists in the data. The files have been checked to ensure that the boundary and the content has been covered in its entirety.
            result: (missing)
        report:  (DQ_ConceptualConsistency)
            nameOfMeasure:  Conceptual Consistency
            evaluationMethodDescription:  All files are inspected by the Production Manager to ensure that they conform to the specified file naming conventions, all files load in their correct geographic position, all files conform to the project specifications for file standard and content.
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                description:  Horizontal and Vertical control points were acquired utilizing GPS collection techniques. All control was prepared under the supervision of licensed Professional Land Surveyors. | Source Produced: GPS Photo Control Survey
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                  DateTime:  2006-04-24T00:00:00
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                description:  LiDAR collection and processing generally adhered to FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix A: Guidance for Aerial Mapping & Surveying, Section A.8: Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Surveys. Raw LiDAR data was collected using a sensor equipped with an airborne GPS/IMU system. Flight lines with a 30% sidelap were flown with a nominal average LiDAR point spacing of 1.4 meters using a 43 degree field of view (full angle) at a laser pulse rate of 40.6 kHz. In some areas, laser pulse rate/power were modified in order to achieve specified point spacing. As a result, these areas do not have more than 2 returns per pulse. The raw LiDAR data is processed and filtered to remove LiDAR points on elevated features such as vegetation, buildings, cars, etc. in order to create a bare earth surface meeting the accuracies required for orthophoto and contour generation.
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                  DateTime:  2007-03-08T00:00:00
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                description:  Horizontal and Vertical control points were acquired utilizing GPS collection techniques. All control was prepared under the supervision of licensed Professional Land Surveyors. | Source Produced: GPS Photo Control Survey
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                  DateTime:  2006-04-24T00:00:00
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                description:  LiDAR collection and processing generally adhered to FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix A: Guidance for Aerial Mapping & Surveying, Section A.8: Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Surveys. Raw LiDAR data was collected using a sensor equipped with an airborne GPS/IMU system. Flight lines with a 30% sidelap were flown with a nominal average LiDAR point spacing of 1.4 meters using a 43 degree field of view (full angle) at a laser pulse rate of 40.6 kHz. In some areas, laser pulse rate/power were modified in order to achieve specified point spacing. As a result, these areas do not have more than 2 returns per pulse. The raw LiDAR data is processed and filtered to remove LiDAR points on elevated features such as vegetation, buildings, cars, etc. in order to create a bare earth surface meeting the accuracies required for orthophoto and contour generation.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2007-03-08T00:00:00
            processStep:  (LI_ProcessStep)
                description:  The NOAA Office for Coastal Management received topographic files in zipped LAS files. The files contained lidar elevation and intensity measurements. The data were received in 24 blocks, 12 each for northern and southern blocks. The LAS files were in Pennsylvania North State Plane coordinates, zone 3701, NAD83 orthographic coordinates. The vertical units of the data were feet. OCM performed the following processing for data storage and Digital Coast provisioning purposes: 1. The topographic las files were cleaned of bad elevations above 3300 and below 200 ft. 2. The classifications were reclassed to properly fit the Digital Coast classifications. Class 1 - unclassified, Class 2 - ground, Class 3 - low veg, Class 4 - med veg, Class 5 - high veg, Class 6 - building, Class 7 - low point (noise), Class 8 - Model Key-point (mass point), Class 9 - Water, Class 10 - merged original classes 15/16 (road edges) 3. The topographic las files were converted from orthometric (NAVD88) heights to ellipsoidal heights using Geoid03. 4. The topographic las files were converted from a Projected Coordinate System (PA SP North) to a Geographic Coordinate system (NAD83). 5. The topographic las files' vertical units were converted from feet to meters. 6. The topographic las files' horizontal units were converted from feet to decimal degrees.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2013-09-25T00:00:00
            source:  (LI_Source)
                description:  Source Contribution: GPS control points are used to support the acquisition of the imagery and LiDAR data. A number of "blind-point" panels were established and used during the QA/QC check of the orthophotos, LiDAR data and contour information. All horizontal and vertical control was prepared under the supervision of licensed Professional Land Surveyors. | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
                sourceCitation:  (CI_Citation)
                    title:  GPS Photo Control Survey
                    date:  (CI_Date)
                        date:  2006-04-24
                        dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) publication
                sourceExtent:  (EX_Extent)
                    temporalElement:  (EX_TemporalExtent)
                        extent:
                          TimeInstant:
                            timePosition:  2006-04-24
            source:  (LI_Source)
                description:  Source Contribution: LiDAR elevation data used in the creation of the terrain surface. | Type of Source Media: disc
                sourceCitation:  (CI_Citation)
                    title:  LiDAR
                    date:  (CI_Date)
                        date:  2006-04-30
                        dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) publication
                sourceExtent:  (EX_Extent)
                    temporalElement:  (EX_TemporalExtent)
                        extent:
                          TimePeriod:
                            beginPosition:  2006-04-26
                            endPosition:  2006-04-30
            processStep:  (LI_ProcessStep)
                description:   The vertical values in this data set have been converted to reference North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) (GEOID18) meters, using the GEOID18 grids provided by the National Geodetic Survey. Any datum and projection transformations were then done with the Office for Coastal Management 'datum_shift' program. Compression to an LAZ file was done with the LAStools 'laszip' program and can be unzipped with the same free program (laszip.org) Processing notes:
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2023-07-01T06:22:34
                processor:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
                    individualName:  NOAA Office for Coastal Management
                    contactInfo:  (CI_Contact)
                        address:  (CI_Address)
                            electronicMailAddress:  coastal.info@noaa.gov
                    role:  (CI_RoleCode) processor