Product: These lidar data are processed dlassified LAS 1.4 files, formatted to 2,477 individual 1,500 m x 1,500 m tiles; used to create intensity images, 3D breaklines and hydro-flattened DEMs as necessary. Geographic Extent: Five counties in New York, covering approximately 1,935 total square miles. Dataset Description: The New York FEMA 2017 LiDAR project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and derivative products of lidar data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.71 meters. Project specifications are based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base LiDAR Specification, Version 1.3. LiDAR data were delivered as processed Classified LAS 1.4 files formatted to 2,477 individual 1,500-meter x 1,500-meter tiles, as tiled intensity imagery, and as tiled bare earth DEMs; all tiled to the same 1,500-meter x 1,500-meter schema. Continuous breaklines were produced in Esri file geodatabase format. Ground Conditions: LiDAR was collected in spring of 2018, while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. In order to post process the LiDAR data to meet task order specifications and meet ASPRS vertical accuracy guidelines, Quantum Spatial, Inc. utilized a total of 44 ground control points that were used to calibrate the LiDAR to known ground locations established throughout the project area. An additional 129 independent accuracy checkpoints, 71 in Bare Earth and Urban landcovers (71 NVA points), 58 in Tall Weeds categories (58 VVA points), were used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. These checkpoints were not used to calibrate or post process the data. The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) downloaded the 2477 las files from the New York State GIS site. The data were downloaded from this URL: ftp://ftp.gis.ny.gov/elevation/LIDAR/FEMA_FultonSaratogaHerkimerFranklin2017/. The data were processed to the Data Access Viewer (DAV) and http. In addition to these lidar point data, the bare earth Digital Elevation Models (DEM) created from the lidar point data are also available. These data are available for custom download at the link provided in the URL section of this metadata record. This data set is an LAZ (compressed LAS) format file containing LIDAR point cloud data.