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Advanced Wetland Photo-Interpretation Workshop

Chris CretiniUSGS National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Partnership Office

November 1, 2012

LiDAR Collections in Louisiana

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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

The National Map

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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

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Status of LiDAR in Louisiana

Upcoming Collections

Programmatic Updates and Resources

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• Raw Points

• Edited Points

• Breaklines

• Contours

• DEMs

• QC Reports

Louisiana Statewide LiDAR Project

http://atlas.lsu.edu

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Louisiana Statewide LiDAR 55 Tasks

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Louisiana Statewide LiDAR Collection Years

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2011 Coastal Louisiana LiDAR Collection

• Jan - March• Raw Points• Classified

Points

• DEMs

• 2-meter post spacing

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Barataria & Jean Lafitte

• Winter 2013• LA CPRA,

USGS, USACE• Raw & Classified

Points

• DEMs

• 1 & 2 meter NPS

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2012 Lafourche Parish Levee Mapping

• Winter 2012

• USGS

• Raw & ClassifiedPoints

• DEMs

• . 5 meter NPS

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http://pubs.er.usgs.gov

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National Enhanced Elevation Assessment

Aerial Photography Data Sources•Coastal Restoration / Habitat Mapping

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA)

•National Geospatial Intelligence Agency / USGS133 Cities Urban Area Program

•USDA National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP)National coverage

• State of LouisianaGovernor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency ResponseNatural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) for Deepwater Horizon

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2012 Louisiana DOQQs• 1-meter GSD, 4-band (natural color & CIR), stereo

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2012 Louisiana DOQQs 13% complete as of 10/24/12

Aerial Photography Data Sources•Coastal Restoration / Habitat Mapping

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA)

•National Geospatial Intelligence Agency / USGS133 Cities Urban Area Program

•USDA National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP)National coverage

• State of LouisianaGovernor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency ResponseNatural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) for Deepwater Horizon

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Earth Explorer http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov

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Atlas - LA Statewide GIS: http://atlas.lsu.edu

USDA Geospatial Data Gateway: http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov

CWPPRA/ LA Coast: http://www.lacoast.gov

LA Earth: http://gohsep.la.gov/laearth.aspx

NASA/UL RAC: http://www.rac.louisiana.edu/

USGS HDDS:

USGS Earth Explorer:

http://hdds.usgs.gov

http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov

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larsgis.org

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Chris CretiniUSGS NSDI Partnership Officecretinic@usgs.gov337-266-8621http://nationalmap.gov