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LiDAR Collections in Louisiana . Advanced Wetland Photo-Interpretation Workshop. Chris Cretini USGS National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Partnership Office. November 1, 2012. The National Map. A seamless, continuously maintained, nationally consistent set of base geographic data
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LiDARCollections in Louisiana Advanced Wetland Photo-Interpretation Workshop Chris Cretini USGS National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Partnership Office November 1, 2012
The National Map • A seamless, continuously maintained, nationally consistent set of base geographic data • Developed and maintained through partnerships • A national foundation for science, land and resource management, recreation, policy making, and homeland security • Available through nationalmap.gov • The source for revised topographic maps
National Databases of Base Content • Elevation • Hydrography • Orthoimagery • Geographic Names • Land Cover • Boundaries (Governmental Units) • Structures • Transportation • Acquired through partnerships and purchases • Used for upgrading national databases, production • of topographic maps, and for partner applications
Status of LiDAR in Louisiana Upcoming Collections Programmatic Updates and Resources
Louisiana Statewide LiDAR Project http://atlas.lsu.edu • Raw Points • Edited Points • Breaklines • Contours • DEMs • QC Reports
2011 Coastal Louisiana LiDAR Collection • Jan - March • Raw Points • ClassifiedPoints • DEMs • 2-meter post spacing
Barataria & Jean Lafitte • Winter 2013 • LA CPRA, USGS, USACE • Raw & ClassifiedPoints • DEMs • 1 & 2 meter NPS
2012 Lafourche Parish Levee Mapping • Winter 2012 • USGS • . 5 meter NPS • Raw & ClassifiedPoints • DEMs
Aerial Photography Data Sources • Coastal Restoration / Habitat Mapping Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) • National Geospatial Intelligence Agency / USGS 133 Cities Urban Area Program • USDA National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) National coverage • State of Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness • Emergency Response Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) for Deepwater Horizon
2012 Louisiana DOQQs • 1-meter GSD, 4-band (natural color & CIR), stereo
Aerial Photography Data Sources • Coastal Restoration / Habitat Mapping Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) • National Geospatial Intelligence Agency / USGS 133 Cities Urban Area Program • USDA National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) National coverage • State of Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness • Emergency Response Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) for Deepwater Horizon
Atlas - LA Statewide GIS: http://atlas.lsu.edu http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov USDA Geospatial Data Gateway: http://www.lacoast.gov CWPPRA/ LA Coast: http://gohsep.la.gov/laearth.aspx LA Earth: http://www.rac.louisiana.edu/ NASA/UL RAC: USGS HDDS: http://hdds.usgs.gov USGS Earth Explorer: http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov
Chris Cretini USGS NSDI Partnership Office cretinic@usgs.gov 337-266-8621 http://nationalmap.gov