Bronze level automatically awarded US beta

This data has achieved Bronze level on 25 October 2015 which means this data makes a great start at the basics of publishing open data.

2012 Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) Lidar: Whittier, Alaska

Description

In support of geologic mapping and hazards evaluation in and near Whittier, Alaska, the Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) acquired, and is making publicly available, lidar (light detection and ranging) data for an area along Passage Canal, Portage Lake, and Portage Glacier Highway. The lidar data, acquired between 21 - Oct 25 2013, was processed by Watershed Sciences, Inc. (WSI) and consists of continuous coverage encompassing an area extending from Portage Lake eastward to Logging Company Bay in Passage Canal in the Seward D-4, D-5, and D-6 1:63,360-scale quadrangles. Lidar data collected below 1,600 ft (488 m) elevation have a minimum average pulse density of 8 pulses/square meter; above 1,600 ft (488 m) data were collected with an average pulse density of at least 4 pulses/square meter. Following lidar data collection and processing by WSI and their survey subcontractor, McClintock Land Associates, WSI submitted the data to the State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) for independent quality control analysis. After addressing any concerns from DOGAMI, WSI submitted the revised dataset to DGGS along with a technical report describing details about the lidar acquisition, accuracy, and quality. DOGAMI also provided a separate report summarizing their methodologies and the results of quality control checks. The following data classifications are available for download from the NOAA Digital Coast: 1 (Unclassified) 2 (Ground) 3 (Low Vegetation) 4 (Medium Vegetation) 6 (Buildings) 7 (Low Point/Noise) 9 (Water Surface) 10 (Ignored Ground - Ground points within 1 m of breaklines) 14 (Withheld - Points that have intensity values of 0 or 255) 15 (Mobile - Temporary Placed Structures (cars, boats, docks, buoys)) 16 (Utilities - Man made non-habitable structures (fences, power lines))

General Information

Legal Information

This dataset has been created by US Government which means it is required to be in the public domain. However US copyright law only allows open access by US citizens, we have assumed the data is equivalently licensed as CC0 for the rest of the world as this is in the spirit of the US Government’s Open Data policy.

  • The rights statement is at

    http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/2012-alaska-division-of-geological-and-geophysical-surveys-dggs-lidar-whittier-alaska4c72f Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • Outside the US, this data is available under

    Creative Commons CCZero Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • There are

    yes, and the rights are all held by the same person or organisation Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The content is available under

    Creative Commons CCZero Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • This data contains

    no data about individuals Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

Practical Information

  • The data appears in this collection

    http://catalog.data.gov/organization/noaa-gov Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • This data changes

    no Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The data is

    backed up offsite Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

Technical Information

Social Information

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    title Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    description Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    identifier Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    landing page Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    release frequency Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    publisher Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    distribution(s) Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    release date Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    modification date Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    temporal coverage Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation includes machine-readable data for

    spatial/geographical coverage Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation about each distribution includes machine-readable data for

    release date Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation about each distribution includes machine-readable data for

    a URL to access the data Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • The documentation about each distribution includes machine-readable data for

    a URL to download the dataset Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • Find out how to contact someone about this data at

    http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/2012-alaska-division-of-geological-and-geophysical-surveys-dggs-lidar-whittier-alaska4c72f Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

  • Find out how to suggest improvements to publication at

    http://www.data.gov/issue/?media_url=http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/2012-alaska-division-of-geological-and-geophysical-surveys-dggs-lidar-whittier-alaska4c72f Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know