Raw LIDAR Elevation Data, SW quadrant of Lake Charles Southeast quadrangle, Louisiana, UTM 15 NAD83, Louisiana Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Project - Phase 2 of Louisiana LIDAR Data Development: Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana under the Watershed Concepts contract number EMT-2002-CO-0048, Task Order 012. [raw_3009364sw.csv]

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Watershed Concepts

Publication_Date: 2003

Title:

Raw LIDAR Elevation Data, SW quadrant of Lake Charles Southeast quadrangle, Louisiana, UTM 15 NAD83, Louisiana Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Project - Phase 2 of Louisiana LIDAR Data Development: Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana under the Watershed Concepts contract number EMT-2002-CO-0048, Task Order 012. [raw_3009364sw.csv]

Description:

Abstract:

This is a point dataset of elevations over the SW quadrant of the Lake Charles Southeast quadrangle, Louisiana. The data were derived from LIDAR measurements performed in 2002. The data are 'raw' to the extent that they have not been reduced to a 'bare ground' representation; above ground-level features and objects such as buildings and trees are still present in these data.

These data were produced for the Louisiana Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Project - Phase 2 of Louisisana LIDAR Data Development: Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana under the Watershed Concepts contract number EMT-2002-CO-0048, Task Order 012.

The data are provided as a comma delimited xyz file (raw_3009364sw.csv) in ASCII format.

Purpose:

These data are the starting point for the production of 'bare-ground' digital elevation models.

Supplemental_Information:

The metadata for these data are encapsulated into several documents. The metadata are not complete if you did not receive the following files along with the data set:

raw_3009364sw.mtd - this metadata in mp (metadata parser) compatible ASCII text form
raw_3009364sw.html - this metadata in HTML form
raw_3009364sw_faq.html - this metadata presented as Questions and Answers
raw_3009364sw.sgml - this metadata in SGML form
raw_3009364sw.xml - this metadata in XML form

The information depicted on this map represents the results of the survey on the dates indicated and can only be considered as indicating the general conditions existing at the time.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 200202

Currentness_Reference:

Approximate date of LIDAR survey used to build the source data for this data set

Status:

Progress: complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.5625

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.5000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: +30.9375

South_Bounding_Coordinate: +30.8750

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: framework

Theme_Keyword: LIDAR

Theme_Keyword: elevation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Louisiana

Place_Keyword: Calcasieu Parish

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

These unaltered data may not be redistributed without all of the elements of the metadata listed in the Supplemental_Information section of this metadata document.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Watershed Concepts

Contact_Person: David Key, P.E.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical address

Address: 3333 Regency Parkway, Suite 120

City: Cary

State_or_Province: North Carolina

Postal_Code: 27511

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919)868-5155

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcInfo 8.0.2 on Windows 2000

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

These data have been checked and adjusted against ground control elevation points.

Completeness_Report:

The data set includes all the LIDAR data obtained over the 3.75 minute cell area except in those areas where multiple flight lines had overlap. In these areas, only the data from the flight yielding data closest to nadir were retained for this data set.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Raw LIDAR data from flights covering the area were seamed to remove overlap areas, corrected to local ground control, and calculated to NAVD88 elevations using Corpscon.

Process_Date: 200202

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: 3001, Inc.

Contact_Position: LIDAR Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 5525 Mounes, Suite 102

City: New Orleans

State_or_Province: LA

Postal_Code: 70123

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (504) 733-3001

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: N\A

Time_of_Day: 14411800

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: entity 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: 15

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -93.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: +00.000000

False_Easting: 500000

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.00001

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.00001

Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988

Altitude_Resolution: 0.01

Altitude_Distance_Units: Survey Feet

Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: raw_3009364sw.pat

Entity_Type_Definition: attributes of points

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: elev (and column 3 of raw_3009364sw.csv)

Attribute_Definition:

elevation of point in survey feet, relative to the NAVD88 vertical datum

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: x-coord (and column 1 of raw_3009364sw.csv)

Attribute_Definition: UTM zone 15 easting in meters, NAD83

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: y-coord (and column 2 of raw_3009364sw.csv)

Attribute_Definition: UTM zone 15 northing in meters, NAD83

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030620

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: 3001, Inc.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 5525 Mounes Street, Suite 102

City: New Orleans

State_or_Province: LA

Postal_Code: 70123

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (504) 733-3001

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (504) 733-8938

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998