Metadata Sample for 2011 Quinault River Basin

Metadata extracted from 2011 Quinault River Basin bare earth raster grid 47123c81

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Watershed Sciences, Inc.
Originator: Puget Sound LiDAR Consortium
Publication_Date: June 13th, 2011
Title: 47123c81
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Online_Linkage: \\lidar\data\Drive4\pslc2011\Quinault\dem\Bare_Earth\47123c81
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset represents Delivery 1 of the Quinault River Basin Study Area in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
This bare earth digital elevation model (DEM) represent the earth's surface with all vegetation and human-made structures removed. The bare earth DEMs were derived from LiDAR data using TIN processing of the ground point returns. The DEM grid cell size is 3 feet. The elevation units are in US survey feet. Some elevation values have been interpolated across areas in the ground model where there is no elevation data (e.g. over water, over dense vegetation).
Watershed Sciences, Inc. collected the LiDAR and created this data set for the Puget Sound LiDAR Consortium and the Quinault Indian Nation.
Purpose:
Provide high resolution terrain elevation and land cover elevation data.
Supplemental_Information:
This data is assembled by 1/4th (3.75') USGS Quads and Projected into Washington State Plane South, FIPS 4602, US Survey Feet.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 4/26/2011
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 4/29/2011
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 4/30/2011
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 5/1/2011
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.001969
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.959556
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.376161
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.344907
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
Theme_Keyword: LiDAR
Theme_Keyword: Light Detection and Ranging
Theme_Keyword: DEM
Theme_Keyword: digital terrain model
Theme_Keyword: elevation data
Theme_Keyword: topography
Theme_Keyword: bare earth
Theme_Keyword: high-resolution
Theme_Keyword: bare ground
Theme_Keyword: DTM
Theme_Keyword: Puget Sound LiDAR Consortium
Theme_Keyword: Quinault Indian Nation
Place:
Place_Keyword: Pacific Northwest
Place_Keyword: Washington
Place_Keyword: Quinault River
Place_Keyword: Grays Harbor County
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
In some areas of heavy vegetation or forest cover, there may be relatively few ground points in the LiDAR data. TINing the points produces large triangles and hence the elevations may be less accurate within such areas.
Elevation values for open water surfaces are not valid elevation values because few LiDAR points are returned from water surfaces. Triangles were created across water surfaces by interpolating from the nearest land points.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Puget Sound Regional Council
Contact_Person: Diana Martinez
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1011 Western Ave
Address: Suite 500
City: Seattle
State_or_Province: Washington
Postal_Code: 98104
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-971-3053
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmartinez@psrc.org
Data_Set_Credit: Puget Sound LiDAR Consortium
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
LiDAR flight lines have been examined to ensure that there was at least 50% sidelap, there are no gaps between flightlines, and overlapping flightlines have consistent elevation values.
Shaded relief images have been visually inspected for data errors such as pits, border artifacts, gaps, and shifting. The data was examined at a 1:2000 scale.
Completeness_Report:
LiDAR data has been collected and processed for all areas within the project study area.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: See LiDAR data report.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: RMSE = 0.059 meters (0.19 feet)
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
The Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of the data set is 0.059 meters (0.19 feet). Accuracy was assessed using 1345 ground survey RTK (real time kinematic) points. Please see LiDAR data report for a discussion of statistics related to these datasets.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Acquisition.
The LiDAR data was collected between April 26 - May 1, 2011. The survey used a Leica ALS50 Phase II and ALS60 laser systems mounted in a Cessna Caravan 208B. Near nadir scan angles were used to increase penetration of vegetation to ground surfaces. Ground level GPS and aircraft IMU were collected during the flight.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Processing.
1. Flight lines and data were reviewed to ensure complete coverage of the study area and positional accuracy of the laser points. 2. Laser point return coordinates were computed using ALS Post Processor software, IPAS Pro GPS/INS software, and Waypoint GPS, based on independent data from the LiDAR system, IMU, and aircraft. 3. The raw LiDAR file was assembled into flight lines per return with each point having an associated x, y, and z coordinate. 4. Visual inspection of swath to swath laser point consistencies within the study area were used to perform manual refinements of system alignment. 5. Custom algorithms were designed to evaluate points between adjacent flight lines. Automated system alignment was computed based upon randomly selected swath to swath accuracy measurements that consider elevation, slope, and intensities. Specifically, refinement in the combination of system pitch, roll and yaw offset parameters optimize internal consistency. 6. Noise (e.g., pits and birds) was filtered using ALS postprocessing software, based on known elevation ranges and included the removal of any cycle slips. 7. Using TerraScan and Microstation, ground classifications utilized custom settings appropriate to the study area. 8. The corrected and filtered return points were compared to the RTK ground survey points collected to verify the vertical and horizontal accuracies. 9. Points were output as laser points, TINed and GRIDed surfaces.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 3656
Column_Count: 3346
Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 45.833333
Standard_Parallel: 47.333333
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.333333
False_Easting: 1640416.666667
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 3.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 3.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ObjectID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Count

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Puget Sound Regional Council
Contact_Person: Diana Martinez
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1011 Western Ave
Address: Suite 500
City: Seattle
State_or_Province: Washington
Postal_Code: 98104
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-971-3052
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmartinez@psrc.org
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 50.065

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20110721
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Watershed Sciences, Inc.
Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 517 SW 2nd Ave
Address: Suite 400
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97333
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-752-1204
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: watershedsciences.com
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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