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Terrestrial Lidar Data of New Orleans, Louisiana Levee Failures From Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Terrestrial Lidar Data of New Orleans, Louisiana Levee Failures From Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: 470
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Western Earth Surface Processes Team
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/470/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Brian D. Collins
Originator: Robert Kayen
Originator: Diane Minasian
Originator: Thomas Reiss
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Terrestrial Lidar Data of New Orleans, Louisiana Levee Failures From Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: 470
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Western Earth Surface Processes Team
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/470/>
Description:
Abstract:
Provides topographic point data of levees and surrounding terrain
Purpose:
This data set was developed to present topographic point data of the post-failure condition of levee failures in New Orleans, Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. The data sets can be used by engineers, scientists, and GIS specialists to inform public officials, policy makers, and the general public.
Supplemental_Information:
Additional information about the field activities from which this data set was derived are available online from the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology InfoBank at <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/n/no105la/html/n-o1-05-la.meta.html> and at <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/n/no106la/html/n-o1-06-la.meta.html>.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20051009
Ending_Date: 20051013
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.124093
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.932038
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.037132
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.968044
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Western Earth Surface Processes Team
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Western Coastal and Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: lidar
Theme_Keyword: levees
Theme_Keyword: levee failures
Theme_Keyword: hurricane
Theme_Keyword: Hurricane Katrina
Theme_Keyword: storm hazards
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: structure
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: 17th Street Canal
Place_Keyword: Orleans Canal
Place_Keyword: London Avenue Canal
Place_Keyword: Lakefront Airport
Place_Keyword: Port of New Orleans
Place_Keyword: New Orleans East
Place_Keyword: Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
Place_Keyword: MRGO
Place_Keyword: Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
Place_Keyword: IHNC
Place_Keyword: Industrial Canal
Place_Keyword: Lower Ninth Ward
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: New Orleans
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
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Some USGS information accessed through this means may be preliminary in nature and presented without the approval of the Director of the USGS. This information is provided with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user.

This information is not intended for navigational purposes.

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian D. Collins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS, Mail Stop 973, 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5466
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bcollins@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/470/>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Figure 2 shows the lidar data locations. Figures 7 through 14 show the data coverage available at each site.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG


Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Lidar-derived points are accurate to between 11 and 164 centimeters depending on the particular data set.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Point data has been visually examined and compared to other data sets of the area to assure logical consistency.
Completeness_Report:
Ommissions and gaps in data reflect data out of view or range of the laser scanner at time of data acquisition.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Lidar-derived points are accurate to between 11 and 164 centimeters, measured as three-dimensional error. This includes 2.5 cm laser error, between 7.2 and 16.3 cm registration error, and between 3.1 and 163.5 cm georeferencing error.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Lidar-derived points are accurate to between 11 and 164 centimeters, measured as three-dimensional error. This includes 2.5 cm laser error, between 7.2 and 16.3 cm registration error, and between 3.1 and 163.5 cm georeferencing error.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The terrestrial lidar data was collected from between 7 and 28 scan locations at each site. Each scan location within a single site was registered to a neighboring scan location within the same site with overlapping data. All scan locations were georeferenced to GPS- surveyed coordinates from each location that formed visible features within the point cloud data. The data was filtered only for stray returns from atmospheric dust, moisture, birds, etc. and anomolouos reflections from water.
Process_Date: 2006-2009
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian D. Collins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS, Mail Stop 973, 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5466
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bcollins@usgs.gov


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
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
134275229 points describe the full set of points.


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: -123.00000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00000
False_Easting: 0.00000
False_Northing: 0.00000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000001
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123.00000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00000
False_Easting: 0.00000
False_Northing: 0.00000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000001
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83)
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88)
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Points
Entity_Type_Definition:
points are provided for each scan location at each site in an individual file.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: X-Coord
Attribute_Definition: UTM X coordinate of data points
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 777339.460000 in UTM Zone 15 and 212739.727000 in UTM Zone 16
Range_Domain_Maximum: 787837.789000 in UTM Zone 15 and 217239.095000 in UTM Zone 16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Y-Coord
Attribute_Definition: UTM Y coordinate of data points
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 3318891.593000 in UTM Zone 15 and 3322662.927000 in UTM Zone 16
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3326583.748000 in UTM Zone 15 and 3323708.316000 in UTM Zone 16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Z-Coord
Attribute_Definition: Elevation Z coordinate of data points
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: approx. -8.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.527000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Red
Attribute_Definition: Red color value of each point from color sensor
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 8-bit integer color value
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Green
Attribute_Definition: Green color value of each point from color sensor
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 8-bit integer color value
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Blue
Attribute_Definition: Blue color value of each point from color sensor
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 8-bit integer color value
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Intensity
Attribute_Definition: Intensity value of each point from color sensor
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2999
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: arbitrary scale factor
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1


Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian D. Collins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS, Mail Stop 973, 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5466
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bcollins@usgs.gov
Distribution_Liability:
Although this dataset has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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. Reference made to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.


Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20090623
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian D. Collins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS, Mail Stop 973, 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5466
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bcollins@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998


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