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    <citation>
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        <origin>USGS</origin>
        <pubdate>20120814</pubdate>
        <pubtime>Unknown</pubtime>
        <title>NRCS TUPELO, MS 1M NPS LIDAR - Intensity Images</title>
        <geoform>raster digital data</geoform>
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    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>
TASK NAME:NRCS TUPELO, MS 1M NPS LIDAR
LiDAR Data Acquisition and Processing Production Task
USGS Contract No. G10PC00057
Task Order No. G12PD000229
Woolpert Order No. 72207
CONTRACTOR: Woolpert, Inc.
LiDAR data is a remotely sensed high resolution elevation data collected by an airborne platform. The LiDAR sensor uses a combination of laser range finding, GPS positioning, and inertial measurement technologies. The LiDAR systems collect data point clouds that are used to produce highly detailed Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) of the earth's terrain, man-made structures, and vegetation. The task required the LiDAR data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 1.0 meter. The final products include first, last, and at least one intermediate return LAS, full classified LAS and one (1) meter pixel raster DEMs of the bare-earth surface in ERDAS IMG Format. The LiDAR data was acquired from February 07, 2012 to March 05, 2012</abstract>
      <purpose>This task order consisted of LiDAR data acquisition and processing for the USGS. The task required the LiDAR data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 1.0 meter. The LiDAR data was collected to meet the National Standard for Spatial Database Accuracy (NSSDA) accuracy standards. The LiDAR data was provided in 1,500 meters x 1,500 meters tiles in the UTM projection. The LiDAR tile file name was derived from the southwest corner of each tile. The tiles are named based on the US National Grid.</purpose>
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            <caldate>20120209</caldate>
            <time>unknown</time>
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            <time>unknown</time>
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            <caldate>20120305</caldate>
            <time>unknown</time>
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      <current>ground condition</current>
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    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>As needed</update>
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    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>LiDAR</themekey>
        <themekey>intensity</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>United States</placekey>
        <placekey>Mississippi</placekey>
        <placekey>Tupelo</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>No restrictions apply to this data.</accconst>
    <useconst>None.  However, users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions.  Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of it's limitations.</useconst>
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          <address>1400 Independence Rd.</address>
          <city>Rolla</city>
          <state>MO</state>
          <postal>65401</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
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        <cntvoice>(573) 308-654</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>(573) 308-3810 </cntfax>
        <hours>8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time</hours>
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    <native>Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3</native>
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    <logic>This data is visually inspected by Woolpert, Inc.</logic>
    <complete>Complete</complete>
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      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Using Leica ALS60(LiDAR) system, 233 flight lines of high density data, at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 1 meter, were collected for the NRCS Tupelo, MS (approximately 3,697 square miles). Data Acquisition Height = 6,500 feet AGL - Aircraft Speed = 130 Knots. Multiple returns were recorded for each laser pulse along with an intensity value for each return. A total of fourteen (14) missions were flown during a period of February 07, 2012 through March 05, 2012. Two airborne global positioning system (GPS) base stations were used in support of the LiDAR data acquisition. 18 ground control points were surveyed through static methods. The geoid used to reduce satellite derived elevations to orthometric heights was Geoid09. Data for the task order is referenced to the UTM Zone 16N, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), and NAVD88, in Meters. Airborne GPS data was differentially processed and integrated with the post processed IMU data to derive a smoothed best estimate of trajectory (SBET). The SBET was used to reduce the LiDAR slant range measurements to a raw reflective surface for each flight line. The coverage was classified to extract a bare earth digital elevation model (DEM) and separate last returns. In addition to the LAS deliverables, one layer of coverage was delivered in the IMG Format: bare-earth.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20120207</procdate>
        <proctime>1200</proctime>
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              <cntorg>Woolpert, Inc.</cntorg>
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            <cntpos>Geospatial Services</cntpos>
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              <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
              <address>4454 Idea Center Blvd.</address>
              <city>Dayton</city>
              <state>OH</state>
              <postal>45430</postal>
              <country>USA</country>
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            <cntvoice>(937) 461-5660</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>(937) 461-0743</cntfax>
            <hours>8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time</hours>
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      <procstep>
        <procdesc>The ALS60 calibration and system performance is verified on a periodic basis using Woolpert's calibration range. The calibration range consists of a large building and runway. The edges of the building and control points along the runway have been located using conventional survey methods. Inertial measurement unit (IMU) misalignment angles and horizontal accuracy are calculated by comparing the position of the building edges between opposing flight lines. The scanner scale factor and vertical accuracy is calculated through comparison of LiDAR data against control points along the runway. Field calibration is performed on all flight lines to refine the IMU misalignment angles. IMU misalignment angles are calculated from the relative displacement of features within the overlap region of adjacent (and opposing) flight lines. The raw LiDAR data is reduced using the refined misalignment angles.</procdesc>
        <procdate>2011</procdate>
        <proctime>1200</proctime>
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            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>Woolpert, Inc.</cntorg>
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              <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
              <address>4454 Idea Center Blvd.</address>
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              <state>OH</state>
              <postal>45430</postal>
              <country>USA</country>
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            <hours>8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time</hours>
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      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Once the data acquisition and GPS processing phases are complete, the LiDAR data was processed immediately to verify the coverage had no voids. The GPS and IMU data was post processed using differential and Kalman filter algorithms to derive a best estimate of trajectory. The quality of the solution was verified to be consistent with the accuracy requirements of the project.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20120208</procdate>
        <proctime>1200</proctime>
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          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>Woolpert, Inc.</cntorg>
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            <cntpos>Geospatial Services</cntpos>
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              <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
              <address>4454 Idea Center Blvd.</address>
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              <postal>45430</postal>
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            <cntvoice>(937) 461-5660</cntvoice>
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            <hours>8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time</hours>
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        <procdesc>The individual flight lines were inspected to ensure the systematic and residual errors have been identified and removed. Then, the flight lines were compared to adjacent flight lines for any mismatches to obtain a homogenous coverage throughout the project area. </procdesc>
        <procdate>20120501
		</procdate>
        <proctime>1200</proctime>
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            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>Woolpert, Inc.</cntorg>
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              <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
              <address>4454 Idea Center Blvd.</address>
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        <hours>8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time</hours>
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    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>Woolpert prepared the original data as set forth in the Scope of Services, in accordance with reasonable care and due diligence as set forth in this Agreement, however, due to the easily alterable nature of electronic media, files, documents, and other deliverables, Woolpert, Inc. makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose, including, but not limited to, use of any/all data as described within this metadata file, by any user of this data. Any use will be at the end-user’s sole risk.</distliab>
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