2022 - 2023 NOAA USGS Lidar: Hawaii (Kahoolawe, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Oahu)

Original Dataset Product: Processed, classified lidar point cloud data tiles in LAZ 1.4 format.

Original Dataset Geographic Extent: 
HI_NOAAMauiOahu_1: The work unit covers approximately 446 square miles (260.7 square miles of Molokai, 140.7 square miles of Lanai, and 44.6 square miles of Kahoolawe in the state of Hawaii).
HI_NOAAMauiOahu_2:  The work unit covers approximately 540.86 square miles of Maui and 496.61 square miles of Oahu in the state of Hawaii.

Original Dataset Description: 
HI_NOAAMauiOahu_1 (Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai)
HI_NOAAMauiOahu_1_B20 lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and production of derivative products of QL1 lidar data to be collected an aggregate nominal pulse spacing (ANPS) of 0.35-meters and 8 points per square meter (ppsm). Project specifications were based on the National Geospatial Program Lidar Base Specification Version 2.1, and the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data (Edition 1, Version 1.0). The data was developed based on a horizontal reference system of NAD83 (PA11), UTM 4 (EPSG 6634), Meter,  and a vertical reference system of NAVD88 (GEOID12B), Meter. Lidar data was delivered as processed LAZ 1.4 files formatted to 5,044 individual 500-meters x  500-meters tiles. Note: Between 2020 and 2023 multiple mobilizations were made to collect the data in the project area due to the extreme terrain and persistent low clouds. On March 31, 2023, it was decided between Woolpert and USGS to end the acquisition phase of the project and move onto processing with the data collected. The DPA and work unit has been clipped to the extent of the data collected. Areas of low point density and/or small data voids within the work unit have been identified with low confidence polygons.

HI_NOAAMauiOahu_2 (Maui, Oahu)
HI_NOAAMauiOahu_2_B20 lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and production of derivative products of QL1 lidar data to be collected an aggregate nominal pulse spacing (ANPS) of 0.35-meters and 8 points per square meter (ppsm). Project specifications were based on the National Geospatial Program Lidar Base Specification Version 2.1, and the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)  Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data (Edition 1, Version 1.0). The data was developed based on a horizontal reference system of NAD83 (PA11), UTM 4 (EPSG 6634), Meter, and a vertical reference system of NAVD88 (GEOID12B), Meter. Lidar data was delivered as processed LAZ 1.4 files formatted to 11,716 individual 500-meters x 500-meters tiles. Note: Between 2020 and 2023 multiple mobilizations were made to collect the data in the project area due to the extreme terrain and persistent low clouds. On March 31, 2023, it was decided between Woolpert and USGS to end the acquisition phase of the project and move onto processing with the data collected. The DPA and work unit has been clipped to the extent of the data collected. Areas of low point density and/or small data voids within the work unit have been identified with low confidence polygons.

Original Dataset Ground Conditions: 
HI_NOAAMauiOahu_1 (Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai)
Lidar was collected from August 2, 2022, through July 9, 2023 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, Woolpert established ground control points that were used to calibrate the lidar to known ground locations established throughout the entire project area. An additional independent accuracy checkpoints were collected throughout the entire project area and used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. These checkpoints were not used to calibrate or post process the data.

HI_NOAAMauiOahu_2 (Maui, Oahu)
Lidar was collected from January 11, 2023, through July 7, 2023 while 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, Woolpert established ground control points that were used to calibrate the lidar to known ground locations established throughout the entire project area. An additional independent accuracy checkpoints were collected throughout the entire project area and used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. These checkpoints were not used to calibrate or post process the data.

Tags: airplane, central pacific ocean, coastal elevation, coastal processes, continent, doc/noaa/nos/ocm, earth science, hawaii, hawaiian islands, kahoolawe, lanai, land surface, lidar, light detection and ranging, maui, molokai, national ocean service, noaa, north america, oahu, ocean, oceans, office of coastal management, pacific ocean, terrain elevation, topography, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, vertical location
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce