USGS Lidar Point Cloud (LPC) NM_Albuquerque_2010_000909 2014-09-16 LAS

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Resource Abstract:
Lidar (Light detection and ranging) discrete-return point cloud data are available in the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) LAS format. The LAS format is a standardized binary format for storing 3-dimensional point cloud data and point attributes along with header information and variable length records specific to the data. Millions of data points are stored as a 3-dimensional data cloud as a series of x (longitude), y (latitude) and z (elevation) points. A few older projects in this collection are in ASCII format. Please refer to http://www.asprs.org/Committee-General/LASer-LAS-File-Format-Exchange-Activities.html for additional information.
Citation
Title USGS Lidar Point Cloud (LPC) NM_Albuquerque_2010_000909 2014-09-16 LAS
publication  Date   2014-09-16
presentationForm  LAS
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
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, Reston, VA
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
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Contact information
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://ned.usgs.gov/
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organisation Name  
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Linkage for online resource
URL: http://nationalmap.gov/viewer.html
Topic Category:  elevation
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
Elevation
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Title NGDA Portfolio Themes
Theme keywords (theme):
National Elevation Dataset
NED
Elevation
LIght Detection And Ranging
LIDAR
High Resolution
Topographic Surface
Topography
Terrain Elevation
Cartography
DEM
Digital Elevation Model
Digital Mapping
Digital Terrain Model
Geodata
GIS
Mapping
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
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Title National Elevation Dataset (NED)
Theme keywords (theme):
Downloadable Data
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Title The National Map Type Thesaurus
Theme keywords (theme):
Elevation
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Title The National Map Theme Thesaurus
Theme keywords (theme):
Lidar Point Cloud (LPC)
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Title The National Map Collection Thesaurus
Theme keywords (theme):
Varies
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Title The National Map Product Extent Thesaurus
Theme keywords (theme):
LAS
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Title The National Map Product Format Thesaurus
Location keywords:
US
United States
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Title Geographic Names Information System
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Survey
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Title Activity > Observation
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
Topographic
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Title Resource Type > Document
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
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USGS
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Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
Digital Elevation Model
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Title Realm > Earth Surface
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
U.S. Geological Survey
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Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
National Elevation Dataset
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Title Resource Type > Data Set
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
Light
Topographic
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Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
Elevation
Topographic
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Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
LIDAR
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Title Equipment > Instrument
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
Cartography
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Title Science Domain > Earth Science
publication  Date   2016-11-13
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 19:18:53 UTC 2016
purpose:
High-resolution digital elevation maps generated by airborne and stationary LiDAR have led to significant advances in geomorphology, the branch of geoscience concerned with the origin and evolution of Earth's surface topography. LiDAR provides unique characteristics relative to other remotely sensed data sources by providing three-dimensional feature information that cannot be derived from traditional imaging sensors.
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thumbnail file description:  Thumbnail JPG image
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  notPlanned
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by either regarding the utility of the data on any system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS will warranty the delivery of this product in computer-readable format and will offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined unreadable by correctly adjusted computer peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Requests for adjustments of credit must be made within 90 days from the date of this shipment from the ordering site.
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Legal Constraints
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Use Constraints: There is no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of these data. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since these data were collected and that some parts of these data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the USGS. Please refer to http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html for the USGS disclaimer.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints: None. Any downloading and use of these data signifies a user's agreement to comprehension and compliance of the USGS Standard Disclaimer. Insure all portions of metadata are read and clearly understood before using these data in order to protect both user and USGS interests.
Spatial representation type code:  vector
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -106.7898916
eastBoundLongitude  -106.7787749
northBoundLatitude  34.6169193
southBoundLatitude  34.6077277
Temporal Extent
2010-03-12 2010-11-16
Additional information on resource:
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Credits:
Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Vertical Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description  N/A
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description  The lidar collection has been acquired by the USGS through contracts, partnerships with other Federal, state, tribal, or regional agencies, from direct purchases from private industry vendors, and through volunteer contributions from the science community. While USGS makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, USGS provides no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of furnished lidar point clouds. Please note that USGS does not control and cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of these outside materials.
Completeness Omission
evaluation Method Description  The lidar collection has been acquired by the USGS through contracts, partnerships with other Federal, state, tribal, or regional agencies, from direct purchases from private industry vendors, and through volunteer contributions from the science community. While USGS makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, USGS provides no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of furnished lidar point clouds. Please note that USGS does not control and cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of these outside materials.
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description  Please refer to the Metadata Section at the end of this document for a live link to a copy of the original data source's metadata file if one was provided.

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)
Address
USGS National Geospatial Program Office12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA, 20192 Country USA
hoursOfService Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time Zone USA
contact Instructions
Please visit http://www.usgs.gov/ask/ to contact us.
Standard ordering process
fees NONE
Format
Format name LAS
Format version 
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 12.580638
Linkage for online resource
URL: ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/NED/LPC/projects/NM_Albuquerque_2010/las/tiled/NM_Albuquerque_2010_000909.zip

Metadata data stamp:  2014-09-25
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  annually
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)
Address
USGS National Geospatial Program Office12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA, 20192 Country USA
hoursOfService Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time Zone USA
contact Instructions
Please visit http://www.usgs.gov/ask/ to contact us.
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  ca9e5b76-4fde-4c1f-a884-672262499c1b

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)