Lidar-Derived Classified Point-Cloud for Coastal Topography—Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, 23-25 June 2016

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 20171023
Title:
Lidar-Derived Classified Point-Cloud for Coastal Topography—Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, 23-25 June 2016
Edition: first
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: binary point cloud
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7G73CM4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7G73CM4
Description:
Abstract:
Binary point-cloud data were produced for the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, from remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements collected by Leading Edge Geomatics (LEG) using a Leica Chiroptera II Bathymetric and Topographic Sensor. Dewberry reports that the nominal pulse spacing for this project was 1 point every 0.7 meters. Dewberry used proprietary procedures to classify the LAS according to project specifications: 0-Never Classified, 1-Unclassified, 2-Ground (includes model key point bit for points identified as Model Key Point), 7-Low Noise, 17-Bridges, 18-High Noise, 40-Bathymetric point or submerged topography (includes model key point bit for points identified as Model Key Point), 41-Water Surface, and 42-Derived water surface.
Lidar_Information:
Lidar_Collection_Information:
Lidar_Specification: USGS-NGP Lidar Base Specification V1.2
Lidar_Sensor: Leica Chiroptera II
Lidar_Maximum_Returns: 7
Lidar_Nominal_Pulse_Spacing: 0.87
Lidar_Nominal_Pulse_Density: 1.34
Lidar_Aggregate_Nominal_Pulse_Spacing: 0.35
Lidar_Aggregate_Nominal_Pulse_Density: 8.16
Lidar_Flight_Height: 400
Lidar_Flight_Speed: 120
Lidar_Scan_Angle: 40
Lidar_Scan_Frequency: 39.3/78.6
Lidar_Pulse_Rate: 35/140
Lidar_Pulse_Duration: 0.5/5
Lidar_Pulse_Width: Unknown
Lidar_Central_Wavelength: 1030 and 515/1064
Lidar_Multiple_Pulses_In_Air: 0
Lidar_Beam_Divergence: 4.5/0.5
Lidar_Swath_Width: 291
Lidar_Swath_Overlap: 50
Lidar_Geoid: National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geoid12B
Lidar_Accuracy_Information:
Lidar_Calculated_Horizontal_Accuracy: 0.196
Lidar_Raw_Nonvegetated_Vertical_Accuracy: 0.102
Lidar_Raw_Nonvegetated_Vertical_Accuracy_Checkpoints: 24
Lidar_Classified_Nonvegetated_Vertical_Accuracy: 0.176
Lidar_Classified_Nonvegetated_Vertical_Accuracy_Checkpoints: 26
Lidar_Classified_Vegetated_Vertical_Accuracy: 0.204
Lidar_Classified_Vegetated_Vertical_Accuracy_Checkpoints: 6
Lidar_LAS_Information:
Lidar_LAS_Version: 1.4
Lidar_LAS_Point_Record_Format: 6
Lidar_LAS_Witheld_Point_Identifier:
Withheld points were identified in these files using the standard LAS Withheld bit
Lidar_LAS_Overage_Point_Identifier:
Swath overage points were identified in these files using the standard LAS overlap bit
Lidar_LAS_Radiometric_Resolution: 16
Lidar_LAS_Classification:
Lidar_LAS_Class_Code: 1
Lidar_LAS_Class_Description: Processed, but unclassified
Lidar_LAS_Classification:
Lidar_LAS_Class_Code: 2
Lidar_LAS_Class_Description:
Bare earth, ground(includes model key point bit for points identified as Model Key Point)
Lidar_LAS_Classification:
Lidar_LAS_Class_Code: 7
Lidar_LAS_Class_Description: Low noise
Lidar_LAS_Classification:
Lidar_LAS_Class_Code: 17
Lidar_LAS_Class_Description: Bridge decks
Lidar_LAS_Classification:
Lidar_LAS_Class_Code: 18
Lidar_LAS_Class_Description: High noise
Lidar_LAS_Classification:
Lidar_LAS_Class_Code: 40
Lidar_LAS_Class_Description:
Bathymetric point (includes model key point bit for points identified as Model Key Point)
Lidar_LAS_Classification:
Lidar_LAS_Class_Code: 41
Lidar_LAS_Class_Description: Water surface
Lidar_LAS_Classification:
Lidar_LAS_Class_Code: 42
Lidar_LAS_Class_Description: Derived Water surface
Purpose:
The purpose of this project was to produce a highly detailed and accurate digital elevation map for the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana for use as a management tool and to make these data available to natural-resource managers and research scientists. To ensure that SPCMSC data management protocols were followed, this survey was assigned a USGS field activity number (FAN), 16CNT01. Additional survey and data details are available at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=16CNT01. USGS Contract: G16PC00020 Task Order Number: G16D00701
Supplemental_Information:
Processed data products are used by the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)'s National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards project to quantify the vulnerability of shorelines to coastal change hazards such as severe storms, sea-level rise, and shoreline erosion and retreat.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160623
Ending_Date: 20160625
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.92587926
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.79260120
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.07979991
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.72764831
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:531efa39-bf6b-4d2c-b791-210a130bbdb9
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: remote sensing
Theme_Keyword: topography
Theme_Keyword: lidar
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: submerged topography
Theme_Keyword: Leica Chiroptera II
Theme_Keyword: laser altimetry
Theme_Keyword: Piper Navajo
Theme_Keyword: shoreline
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Science Directory
Theme_Keyword: LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
Theme_Keyword: OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > BARRIER ISLANDS
Theme_Keyword: OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > BEACHES
Theme_Keyword: OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINE DISPLACEMENT
Theme_Keyword:
DOI/USGS/CMG > COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD Instrument
Theme_Keyword: lidar > LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Chandeleur Islands
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: United States
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Bare Earth
Stratum_Keyword: Submerged
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2016
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of these data in future products or derivative research.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Xan Fredericks
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Contact_Position: Cartographer/Lidar Coordinator
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: 727 502-8086
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 502-8182
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: afredericks@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: M-F, 8:00-4:00 ET
Data_Set_Credit:
Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected. Sharing of new data layers developed directly from these data would also be appreciated by the U.S. Geological Survey staff. Users should be aware that comparisons with other datasets for the same area from other periods may be inaccurate because of inconsistencies resulting from changes in photointerpretation, mapping conventions, and digital processes over time. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: Unclassified
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Service Pack 1; Esri ArcCatalog 10.2.2.3552
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Dewberry reports that data cover the project boundary.
Completeness_Report:
Dewberry reports that data covers the project boundary to the fullest extent possible depending on water clarity, environmental conditions, and sensor signal returns.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Only checkpoints photo-identifiable in the intensity imagery can be used to test the horizontal accuracy of the lidar. Photo-identifiable checkpoints in intensity imagery typically include checkpoints located at the ends of paint stripes on concrete or asphalt surfaces or checkpoints located at 90-degree corners of different reflectivity, for example, a sidewalk corner adjoining a grass surface. The XY coordinates of checkpoints, as defined in the intensity imagery, are compared to surveyed XY coordinates for each photo-identifiable checkpoint. These differences are used to compute the tested horizontal accuracy of the lidar. As not all projects contain photo-identifiable checkpoints, the horizontal accuracy of the lidar cannot always be tested.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
Dewberry reports that this dataset was produced to meet American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data (2014) for a 41 cm RMSEx/RMSEy Horizontal Accuracy Class which equates to Positional Horizontal Accuracy = +/- 1 meter at a 95% confidence level. The horizontal accuracy of this dataset was not tested to meet horizontal accuracy as there were no photo-identifiable features within the elevation data that could be used as photo-identifiable horizontal checkpoints. However, lidar vendors calibrate their lidar systems during installation of the system and then again for every project acquired. Typical calibrations include cross flights that capture features from multiple directions, allowing adjustments to be performed so that the captured features are consistent between all swaths and cross flights from all directions. These calibration procedures have been tested and confirmed to result in horizontal accuracies of +/- 1 meter (or less) at the 95% confidence level.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Dewberry reports that the vertical accuracy assessment performed on the classified lidar point cloud data included twenty-six (26) non-vegetated vertical accuracy (NVA) and six (6) vegetated vertical accuracy (VVA) checkpoints. The vertical accuracy of NVA data is 9.4 cm RMSEz and 18.4 cm at the 95% confidence level. For VVA data, the vertical accuracy was tested as 20.4 cm at the 95% confidence level. These results achieve the vertical accuracy requirements of this task order of 10 cm RMSEz and <= 19.6 cm at the 95% confidence level for non-vegetated data, as well as a vertical accuracy for vegetated data of <= 29.4 cm at the 95th percentile.
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 18.4
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
Dewberry reports that the lidar dataset was tested to meet ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data (2014) for a 10 cm RMSEz Vertical Accuracy Class. Actual NVA accuracy was found to be RMSEz = 9.4 cm, equating to +/- 18.4 cm at 95% confidence level. Actual VVA accuracy was found to be +/- 20.4 cm at the 95th percentile.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dewberry reports that the data for the Chandeleur Islands project was acquired by Leading Edge Geomatics using a Leica Chiroptera II Bathymetric and Topographic lidar sensor. LEG delivered raw calibrated lidar data to Dewberry referenced to:
Chandeleur Island: Horizontal Datum-NAD83 (2011) Projection-UTM Zone 16 North Horizontal Units-meters Vertical Datum-NAD83 (2011), ellipsoid Vertical Units-meters
This dataset encompasses 109 1500 m x 1500 m tiles. Both green lidar data and near-infrared (NIR) lidar data were acquired.
Leading Edge Geomatics acquired, calibrated and performed the refraction correction to the lidar data. Light travels at different speeds in air versus water and its direction of travel or angle is changed or refracted when entering the water column. The refraction correction process corrects for this difference by adjusting the depth (distance traveled) and horizontal position (change of angle/direction) of the lidar data acquired within water.
The calibration process considered all errors inherent with the equipment including errors in global positioning system (GPS), inertial measurement unit (IMU), and sensor specific parameters. Adjustments were made to achieve a flight line to flight line data match (relative calibration) and subsequently adjusted to control for absolute accuracy. Process steps to achieve this are as follows: Rigorous lidar calibration: all sources of error such as the sensor's ranging and torsion parameters, atmospheric variables, GPS conditions, and IMU offsets were analyzed and removed to the highest level possible. This method addresses all errors, both vertical and horizontal in nature. Ranging, atmospheric variables, and GPS conditions affect the vertical position of the surface, whereas IMU offsets and torsion parameters affect the data horizontally. The horizontal accuracy is proven through repeatability: when the position of features remains constant no matter what direction the plane was flying and no matter where the feature is positioned within the swath, relative horizontal accuracy is achieved. Absolute horizontal accuracy is achieved through the use of differential GPS with base lines shorter than 25 miles. The base station is set at a temporary monument that is 'tied-in' to the Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network. The same position is used for every lift, ensuring that any errors in its position will affect all data equally and can therefore be removed equally.
Vertical accuracy is achieved through the adjustment to ground control survey points within the finished product. Although the base station has absolute vertical accuracy, adjustments to sensor parameters introduces vertical error that must be normalized in the final (mean) adjustment. No control was collected by LEG for the two areas.
The withheld and overlap bits are set and all headers, appropriate point data records, and variable length records, including spatial reference information, are updated in GeoCue software and then verified using proprietary Dewberry tools.
Process_Date: 201606
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Dewberry
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 1000 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 801
City: Tampa
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33602
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 813-225-1325
Hours_of_Service:
Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dewberry reports that they utilize a variety of software suites for inventory management, classification, and data processing. All lidar related processes begin by importing the data into the GeoCue task management software. The swath data are tiled according to project specifications (1500 m x 1500 m). The tiled data are then opened in Terrascan where Dewberry classifies problematic edge of flight line points that are geometrically unusable with the withheld bit. These points are separated from the main point cloud so that they are not used in the ground algorithms. Overage points are then identified with the overlap bit.
Dewberry used ArcGIS to create 2-D breaklines. These breaklines defined land/water interfaces and were used in conjunction with the ground algorithms to define topographic (class 2) and bathymetric bottom (40). Dewberry then uses an intelligently thinned ground classification to identify model key points, which are flagged with the Model Key Point bit for both class 2 and class 40.
Dewberry then applies proprietary ground classification routines to remove any non-ground points and generate an accurate ground/bathymetric surface. As part of the ground routine, low noise points are classified to class 7 and high noise points are classified to class 18. Water surface points are classified to class 41, also Derived Water Surface class 42 is classed and flagged as synthetic. Once the ground routine has been completed, bridge decks are classified to class 17 using bridge breaklines compiled by Dewberry. A manual quality control (QC) routine is then performed using hillshades, cross-sections, and profiles within the Terrasolid software suite. After this QC step, a peer review is performed on all tiles and a supervisor's manual inspection is completed on a percentage of the classified tiles based on the project size and variability of the terrain.
A final QC is performed on the data. All headers, appropriate point data records, and variable length records, including spatial reference information, are updated in GeoCue software and then verified using proprietary Dewberry tools.

The data were classified as follows: Class 1 = Unclassified. This class includes vegetation, buildings, noise etc. Class 2 = Ground (includes model key point bit for points identified as Model Key Point) Class 7 = Low Noise Class 17 = Bridge Decks Class 18 = High Noise Class 40 = Bathymetric Point (includes model key point bit for points identified as Model Key Point) Class 41 = Water Surface Class 42 = Derived Water Surface
The LAS header information was verified to contain the following: Class (Integer) Adjusted GPS Time (0.0001 seconds) Easting (0.003 m) Northing (0.003 m) Elevation (0.003 m) Echo Number (Integer) Echo (Integer) Intensity (16-bit integer) Flight Line (Integer) Scan Angle (degree) Dewberry used GeoCue software to convert the source lidar to orthometric Geoid 12B. This dataset was used to create the other orthometric deliverables. Spatial reference information was updated in GeoCue software and then verified using proprietary Dewberry tools.
Process_Date: 201609
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Dewberry
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 1000 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 801
City: Tampa
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33602
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 813-225-1325
Hours_of_Service:
Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
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: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 16
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.01
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.01
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 (2011)
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25722210100002
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (GEOID12B)
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: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Xan Fredericks
Contact_Position: Cartographer/Lidar Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey
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: 727 502-8086
Hours_of_Service: M-F, 8:00-4:00 ET
Resource_Description: CHAN2016_SM_z16_n88g12B_classified.laz
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USGS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Any use of trade, firm, or product 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: Compressed LAS (LAZ)
Format_Version_Number: 1.4
Format_Specification: Compressed LAS (LAZ)
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Fees: None
Custom_Order_Process: Contact U.S. Geological Survey for details.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20201102
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Xan Fredericks
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Contact_Position: Cartographer/Lidar Coordinator
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: 727 502-8086
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: afredericks@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: M-F, 8:00-4:00 ET
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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