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Connecticut Statewide LiDAR 2016

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Connecticut Statewide LiDAR 2016

Abstract:
This metadata record describes the 1 foot contour data used for the 2016 Connecticut LiDAR project covering approximately 5240 square miles.

Supplemental information:
Project Projection, Datums and Units.  Projection - State Plane Connecticut.  Horizontal datum - North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83 (2011)).  Vertical datum - North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) using the latest geoid (Geoid12b) for converting ellipsoidal heights to orthometric heights.  Units - US feet

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Capitol Region Council of Governments, 2016, Connecticut Statewide LiDAR 2016: Capitol Region Council of Governments, Connecticut.

    Online links:
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -73.745809
    East: -71.782632
    North: 42.063615
    South: 40.971166

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning date: 20160311
    Ending date: 20160416
    Currentness reference:
    ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set.

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The grid coordinate system used is State Plane Coordinate System 1983

      State Plane Coordinate System 1983
      SPCS zone identifier: 0600
      Lambert conformal conic projection parameters:
      Standard parallel: 41.2
      Standard parallel: 41.8666666666667
      Longitude of central meridian: -72.75
      Latitude of projection origin: 40.8333333333333
      False easting: 999999.999996
      False northing: 499999.999998

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair.
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.01.
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.01.
      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983 (2011).
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222101004.

      Vertical coordinate system definition:
      Altitude system definition:
      Altitude datum name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988(GEOID12b)
      Altitude resolution: 0.1
      Altitude distance units: feet
      Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity and attribute overview:
    1 foot contours

    Entity and attribute detail citation:
    USGS Base Specification 1.2,  QL2 meeting 19.6 cm NVA
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Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)


  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Erik D. Snowden
    Capitol Region Council of Governments
    IT/GIS Coordinator
    241 Main Street
    Hartford, CT 06106
    U.S.A.

    860.522.2217 x217 (voice)
    860.724.1274 (FAX)
    esnowden@crcog.org
    Hours of Service: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Why was the data set created?

To acquire detailed surface elevation data for use in conservation planning, design, research, floodplain mapping, dam safety assessments, and hydrologic modeling. LAS and bare earth DEM data products are suitable for 1 foot contour generation.  USGS LiDAR Base Specification 1.2, QL2. 19.6 cm NVA.

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How was the data set created?

  1. Where did the data come from?

    TLDEF (source 1 of 2)

    Sanborn Map Company Inc., Unpublished material, Tile Definition.

    Type of source media: disk
    Source scale denominator: 1200
    Source contribution:
    The tile definition defines discreet non-overlapping rectangular areas used as cut lines to break up the large classified lidar dataset into smaller, more manageable data tiles.  Each tile is 2500 X 2500 feet in dimension.

    GDB (source 2 of 2)

    Sanborn Map Company, Inc., Unpublished Material, Contour Geodatabase.

    Type of source media: disk
    Source scale denominator: 1200
    Source contribution:
    Terrain geodatabase comprised of lidar bare earth DEM and hydrologic breaklines used to derive 1 foot contours.

  2. What changes have been made?

    Date: 2016 (change 1 of 5)
    At selected locations throughout the site, accurate GPS coordinates and elevations are surveyed and the points are marked with targets.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • None

    Data sources produced in this process:
    • CONT

    Date: 2016 (change 2 of 5)
    New LiDAR data is captured for the project area using a Leica ALS70 LiDAR instrument an integrated IPAS20 GPS/INS system mounted within a Aero Commander twin engine airplane.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • None

    Data sources produced in this process:
    • LIDAR, GPS_RAW

    Date: 2016 (change 3 of 5)
    The airborne GPS data is post-processed in Inertial Explorer software and LEICACloudPro software to determine the LiDAR sensor's angle and orientation in the terrain (project) coordinate system and datums during the survey.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • GPS_RAW

    Data sources produced in this process:
    • GPS_SOL

    Date: 2016 (change 4 of 5)
    The georeferenced lidar data is then classified and edited in Terrasolid Terrascan software.  Data is classified to produce:  Class 1:  unclassified,  Class 2:  ground,  Class 7:  low point,  Class 9: water,  Class 10: ignored ground, Class 17: bridge deck,  Class 18: high noise.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • CONT, GPS_SOL, LIDAR

    Data sources produced in this process:
    • LAS

    Date: 2016 (change 5 of 5)
    Classified Contour Keypoints from LiDAR and hydro-flattened breaklines were used to create a terrain to generate of 1 foot contours.  Smoothing was applied to the contours for more aesthetically pleasing contours without affecting accuracy of the contours.  The contour data was cut into tiles for topology corrections.  The contour data was then subjected to manual quality control review by Sanborn including checking for tile edge matching.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • GDB,CONT

    Data sources produced in this process:
    • LAS

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    N/A

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    N/A

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    N/A

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    A visual qualitative assessment was performed in the source Lidar dataset.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Data covers the boundary extents provided for the project.

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: This data may be used by the requested party for stated purposes and may be re-distributed.
Use constraints:
This data is for planning purposes only and should not be used for legal or cadastral purposes. Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the responsibility of Sanborn Map Company. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this dataset was collected and some parts of this dataset may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations.

Contact:
State of Connecticut

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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Erik D. Snowden
    Capitol Region Council of Governments
    IT/GIS Coordinator
    241 Main Street
    Hartford, CT 06106
    U.S.A.

    860.522.2217 x217 (voice)
    860.724.1274 (FAX)
    esnowden@crcog.org
    Hours of Service: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Connecticut 2016 LiDAR project

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    The Capitol Region Council of Governments digital data have been tested and their documentation carefully reviewed.  However, the Capitol Region Council of Governments and its representatives make no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with respect to the digital data and their documentation, their quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.  The digital data are distributed on "as is" basis, and the user assumes all risk to their quality, the results obtained from their use, and the performance of the data.  In no event will the Capitol Region Council of Governments or its representatives be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from and defect in the State of Connecticut or in their documentation.  This disclaimer of warranty is exclusive and in lieu of all others, oral or written, express or implied.  No agent or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension, or addition to this warranty.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

    • Availability in digital form:


    • Data format:
      in format Geodatabase Size: 6
      Network links:crcog.org

    • Cost to order the data: unknown


    • Special instructions:

      Capitol Region Council of Governments

    • How long will it take to get the data?

      unknown

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 2016

Metadata author:
Shawn Benham
Sanborn Map Co
Project Manager
1935 Jamboree Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
U.S.A.

719.502-1296 (voice)
sbenham@sanborn.com
Hours of Service: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Metadata standard:
FGDC CSDGM(FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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