bare_earth

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What does this data set describe?

Title: bare_earth
Abstract:
mosaic of LiDAR DEM tiles from the Puget Sound LiDAR Consortium <https://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata/restricted/be_dem/pslc2009/SanJuan_lummi/hot/*zip>
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set., REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release., bare_earth.

    Online Links:

    • \\pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu\jol\www\lidardata\restricted\filegeodatabase\sanjuan\sanjuan_lidar.gdb

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.222573
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.568679
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.011215
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.406555

  3. What does it look like?

    <https://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata/restricted/filegeodatabase/sanjuan/lidar.png>

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

    Calendar_Date: 2009
    Currentness_Reference:
    REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined.

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

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Fgdb raster digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

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

      This is a Raster data set. It contains the following raster data types:

      • Dimensions 72204 x 50713 x 1, type Pixel

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

      The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.

      Projection parameters:
      Standard_Parallel: 47.500000
      Standard_Parallel: 48.733333
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.833333
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 47.000000
      False_Easting: 1640416.666667
      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using row and column
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 3.000000
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 3.000000
      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet

      The horizontal datum used is D_North_American_1983_HARN.
      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 1/298.257222.

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
      Altitude_Encoding_Method:
      Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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Who produced the data set?

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  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

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

    <https://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/contacts.htm>


Why was the data set created?

See <https://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/>


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

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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:
Users should be registered at <https://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/lidardata>
Use_Constraints: See web site.

  1. Who distributes the data set?[Distributor contact information not provided.]

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

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

  4. How can I download or order the data?


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 29-Dec-2009
Metadata author:
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Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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