Beach Topography—Fire Island, New York, Pre-Hurricane Sandy, January 2012: Ground Based Lidar (1-Meter Digital Elevation Model)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 20170812
Title:
Beach Topography—Fire Island, New York, Pre-Hurricane Sandy, January 2012: Ground Based Lidar (1-Meter Digital Elevation Model)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7N29VV5
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7N29VV5
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS-SPCMSC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility (USACE-FRF) of Duck, North Carolina collaborated to gather alongshore ground-based lidar beach topography at Fire Island, New York. This high-resolution, elevation dataset was collected on January 30, 2012, and was funded by SPCMSC. The USGS data release containing the aforementioned dataset includes the resulting, processed elevation point data (XYZ) and an interpolated digital elevation model (DEM).
Purpose:
To collect, process, and disseminate beach topography along 31 kilometers (km) of Fire Island, NY beach, stretching from the eastern boundary of Robert Moses State Park to the Otis Pike Wilderness Area near Hospital Island. The eastern terminus of this survey is approximately 1.25 km east of the Wilderness Breach that opened during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, and approximately 1.5 km west of the Fire Island Wilderness Visitor Center. The USACE-FRF team acquired and performed initial processing of the high-resolution lidar data, which is only one component of a larger dataset collected using the CLARIS platform.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20120130
Currentness_Reference: ground elevation
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.22699289
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.88229587
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.73271509
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.62213367
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:7f939889-2c42-4f29-8e0e-3e23856a0347
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: hazards
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme_Keyword: topography
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: elevation data
Theme_Keyword: ground-based lidar
Theme_Keyword: CLARIS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Lidar and Radar Imaging System
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Science Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
Theme_Keyword: OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > BARRIER ISLANDS
Theme_Keyword: OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > BEACHES
Theme_Keyword:
DOI/USGS/CMG > COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Fire Island
Place_Keyword: Fire Island National Seashore
Place_Keyword: Long Island
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: United States
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2012
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center as the originator of these data in future products or derivative research.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Cheryl J. Hapke
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701-4846
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8068
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chapke@usgs.gov
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Owen T. Brenner
Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke
Originator: Nicholas J. Spore
Originator: Katherine L. Brodie
Originator: Jesse E. McNinch
Publication_Date: 20170812
Title:
Ground-based lidar beach topography of Fire Island, New York, January 2012
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7N29VV5
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7N29VV5
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Owen T. Brenner
Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke
Originator: Nicholas J Spore
Originator: Katherine L. Brodie
Originator: Jesse E. McNinch
Publication_Date: 20150226
Title:
Ground-based lidar beach topography of Fire Island, New York, April 2013
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 921
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds921
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Owen T. Brenner
Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke
Originator: Nicholas J. Spore
Originator: Katherine L. Brodie
Originator: Jesse E. McNinch
Publication_Date: 20150916
Title:
Ground-Based Lidar Beach Topography of Fire Island, New York, April 2014
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F77H1GNN
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F77H1GNN
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Areas of data overlap were initially compared against each other to measure repeatability. Depending on the distance from the base station, which was an Ashtech Z-Xtreme GPS receiver at temporary benchmark installed on a U.S. Coast Guard: Fire Island Inlet Station, the accuracy of the scans varied from 5 to 15 centimeters (cm). The fixed structures (for example, houses, rooflines, or decks) were used to measure repeatability and the base station benchmark was used to measure accuracy. Previous airborne lidar from a 2011-2012 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) survey was also used as an alternative fixed structure comparison. Repeatability: 5-15 cm Accuracy: 5-10 cm
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Lidar beach morphology data were collected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Coastal Lidar and Radar Imaging System (CLARIS) vehicle on January 30, 2012. For data collection and processing methods, refer to Brenner and others, 2015. The survey vehicle traveled approximately 5 kilometers per hour (km/h) along two 31 km shore parallel transits; the first transit surveyed the seaward side of the dune and upper beach while the second transit surveyed the area near the shoreline and lower beach. The survey was designed to provide a significant overlap area of data coverage, which is used to verify system accuracy and assess survey precision.
Completeness_Report:
This dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract section. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 10 cm
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 10 cm
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
USACE-FRF Processing - Data for the survey extents was collected along with a boresight to resolve subtle differences between the scanner and the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). After collection, the data were post-processed using multiple software packages to produce the final digital elevation model product.
Process_Date: 2012
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) - Coastal Observation and Analysis Branch (COAB)
Contact_Person: Nick Spore
Contact_Position: Research Civil Engineer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USACE-CEERD-HF-A, Field Research Facility
Address: 1261 Duck Road
City: Kitty Hawk
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27949
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 252-261-6840 ext: 231
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 252-261-4432
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nicholas.j.spore@usace.army.mil
Contact_Instructions: http://www.frf.usace.army.mil
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Terrestrial global position system (GPS) data were post-processed with National Geodetic Survey's Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) and integrated with post-processed IMU data through Applanix's POSPac global navigation satellite system (GNSS) software to derive a smoothed, best estimate of trajectory (SBET). After processing, quantitative quality-metrics were analyzed to ensure the trajectory accuracy met the manufacturer's specified values.
Process_Date: 2012
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) - Coastal Observation and Analysis Branch (COAB)
Contact_Person: Nick Spore
Contact_Position: Research Civil Engineer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USACE-CEERD-HF-A, Field Research Facility
Address: 1261 Duck Road
City: Kitty Hawk
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27949
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 252-261-6840 ext: 231
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 252-261-4432
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nicholas.j.spore@usace.army.mil
Contact_Instructions: http://www.frf.usace.army.mil
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The SBET is imported into Riegl's RiProcess lidar software, where the lidar point cloud is rectified and geo-registered to a particular coordinate system, projection, and geoid model as well as applying boresight values for roll, pitch and yaw. Control monuments and previously validated datasets were used for comparison to determine the accuracy of the survey. These were measured by cutting cross-sections of the current survey overlayed on previously validated data within the software through stable structures such as houses, monuments, and road centerlines.
Process_Date: 2012
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) - Coastal Observation and Analysis Branch (COAB)
Contact_Person: Nick Spore
Contact_Position: Research Civil Engineer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USACE-CEERD-HF-A, Field Research Facility
Address: 1261 Duck Road
City: Kitty Hawk
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27949
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 252-261-6840 ext: 231
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 252-261-4432
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nicholas.j.spore@usace.army.mil
Contact_Instructions: http://www.frf.usace.army.mil
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The processed point cloud was manipulated within RiProcess to delineate the shoreline, filter structures and vegetation, and classify points as water, vegetation, structures, and ground. The classified point cloud was exported as a .las (1.1) file.
Process_Date: 2012
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) - Coastal Observation and Analysis Branch (COAB)
Contact_Person: Nick Spore
Contact_Position: Research Civil Engineer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USACE-CEERD-HF-A, Field Research Facility
Address: 1261 Duck Road
City: Kitty Hawk
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27949
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 252-261-6840 ext: 231
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 252-261-4432
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nicholas.j.spore@usace.army.mil
Contact_Instructions: http://www.frf.usace.army.mil
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The .las file was imported into Applied Imagery's QTModeler software where a mean-z (elevation) algorithm was applied to the point cloud data to grid the data at 0.5-meter resolution. Anti-aliasing was also applied to increase the precision of the triangulation by subdividing each grid cell into 16 equal segments and recording which segment contained the point that was used to represent the elevation value of the grid cell. When triangulation occurs, this increased level of precision will enhance the accuracy of the triangles and the subsequent sampling that occurs. The sub-grid was not retained after the model was created. During the model triangulation, any grid cells with no data were assigned a value of "null" - for example, no data exists. After gridding was completed, XYZ point data were exported as a space delimitated .txt file, projected in the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) UTM Zone 18N (North American Vertical Datum of 1988 [NAVD88] GEOID12B meters).
Process_Date: 2017
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) - Coastal Observation and Analysis Branch (COAB)
Contact_Person: Nick Spore
Contact_Position: Research Civil Engineer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USACE-CEERD-HF-A, Field Research Facility
Address: 1261 Duck Road
City: Kitty Hawk
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27949
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 252-261-6840 ext: 231
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 252-261-4432
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nicholas.j.spore@usace.army.mil
Contact_Instructions: http://www.frf.usace.army.mil
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
SPCMSC Processing - The XYZ .txt file was converted to an ArcGIS multipoint feature using the 'Create Feature Class from XYZ Table’ tool within ArcCatalog 10.2.2. The output feature class was assigned as NAD83 UTM Zone 18N, NAVD88 GEOID12B. XYZ point features are [0]QA/QC’ed to remove any outlier points.
Process_Date: 2017
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Owen Brenner
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701-4846
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8085
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: obrenner@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An ArcGIS (version 10.2.2) Digital Terrain Model was built from the XYZ feature class using the 'Create Terrain' tool. A 1-meter (m) raster grid was created from the terrain surface using the 'Terrain to Raster' tool.
Process_Date: 2017
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Owen Brenner
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8085
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: obrenner@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
Process_Date: 20201013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: point
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 11643
Column_Count: 28890
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 18
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 1.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 1.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum 1988 GEOID12B
Altitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 20120130_CLARIS_DEM.tif
Entity_Type_Definition: Elevation DEM
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Elevation DEM raster created using a 1-m cell size.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Beach topography DEM for Fire Island, NY, created from data collected during a ground-based lidar survey on January 30, 2012. DEM raster was interpolated from ArcGIS terrain file using linear interpolation and 1-meter cell size. XY location data is projected in NAD83 UTM Zone 18N and corresponding vertical value is in NAVD88.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Contact_Person: Cheryl J. Hapke
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8068
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001
Resource_Description: 20120130_CLARIS_DEM.tif
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: GeoTIFF and Esri World File
Format_Version_Number: 10.2.2
Format_Specification: TIFF elevation raster
Format_Information_Content: 7-zip file containing .tif DEM and .twf
File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip or 7-Zip
Transfer_Size: 6.3
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20210922
Metadata_Review_Date: 20170810
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Owen Brenner
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8085
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: obrenner@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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