The University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geographic Information Network of Alaska (UAF/GINA) provided Aero-Metric, Inc. (AeroMetric) and Watershed Sciences, Inc. (WSI) with detailed specifications for this project in the spring of 2013. Planning and acquisition of airborne LiDAR data was carried out by WSI in early May of 2013.
This delivery contains point cloud data in LAS 1.2 format classified in the following manner:
Class 1: Unclassified
Class 2: Bare Earth Ground
Class 3: Low Vegetation (vegetation within 12 inches of the ground surface)
Class 4: Medium Vegetation (vegetation greater than 12 inches, but less than 36 inches above the ground surface)
Class 5: High Vegetation (vegetation greater than 36 inches above the ground surface)
Class 6: Buildings
Class 7: Noise
Class 8: Ground Model Keypoints
Class 9: Water
Class 10: Breakline Proximity
Class 14: Bridge Decks
The following are the collection parameters and equipment used to create these data sets:
Aircraft: Cessna Caravan (N604MD)
LiDAR System: Leica ALS60
Approximate Collection Altitude (Above Mean Terrain): 900 meters
Ground Speed: 160 kts
Pulse Rate Frequency: 98-106 kHz
Mirror Scan Frequency: 66 Hz
Scan Angle (+/-): 14 degrees
Accuracy statements are based on areas of moderate terrain, with points classified as ground. Diminished accuracies are to be expected in areas of extreme terrain and dense vegetation. The accuracy of each point is expected to meet the vertical accuracy standard, derived products may be less accurate in areas of extreme terrain and dense vegetation due to a lesser number of points defining the ground in these areas. Classified data sets such as this one may have varying posting due to some pulses not reaching the ground.
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) downloaded this lidar data from the AK DGGS site (https://elevation.alaska.gov/) and processed the data to be available on the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). OCM processed all points to the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV).
This data set is an LAZ (compressed LAS) format file containing LIDAR point cloud data.