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The U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program USGS TNGIC 2011 Keith McFadden Geospatial Liaison for Georgia and Tennessee http://www.usgs.gov

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Topics Smoky Mtns. LiDAR (ARRA) OSM LiDAR NGA Urban-area LiDAR National Enhanced Elevation Assesment

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Smoky Mtns. LiDAR (ARRA) 2010 ARRA grant to Univ. of Ga. Imagery and LiDAR over Tn. portion of GSMNP including Great Smokies Parkway PhotoScience (PSI) is prime contractor Spring 2010 flights hampered by snow cover and flooding: partial collect Complete collection in Spring 2011 (by end of March) Ground truthing and surveys done by UGA/PSI in Feb. & March

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Office of Surface Mining Imagery & LiDAR Spring 2011 300 square miles NW of Knoxville Imagery: 0.3m/1 ft. color, leaf-off, 4-band. LiDAR: 1.0 PPSM, 12.5cm vert., V.13 USGS specs. Woolpert is prime contractor

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NGA Urban-area LiDAR Chattanooga City has contract for 2011, NGA specs added USGS/NGA funds to City via Assistance Award Knoxville Collected in 2010 NGA currently evaluating existing data If accepted, may offer buy-in Memphis Scheduled for Fall 2011 collect. Currently NGA AOI only (about 1/3 of Shelby). Still time for local participation to expand collect.

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NGA Urban-area LiDAR: Nashville

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NGA Urban-area LiDAR (Nashville) Contract through USGS/GPSC Funds from NGA, Nashville/Davidson, USGS NGP USGS Support for Harpeth R. modeling 3 separate project requirements from same base data. NGA area includes feature extraction Nashville/Davidson area needs hydro-enforcement USGS area to base-specs only (hydro flattening) NGA funding delayed to late March due to Federal budget (CR) Nashville requires spring collect, but NGA funds not available in time USGS/NGP adding additional funds to cover NGA area Collection in March w/out NGA funds

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National Enhanced Elevation Assessment Date, 11/4/2010 Keith W. McFadden USGS, Geospatial Liaison for Georgia and Tennessee

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National Enhanced Elevation Assessment Business Uses and Benefits Quantify answers to key questions: Is it more cost effective for the Government to manage the collection, processing and distribution of enhanced elevation data within the context of a national program? Are there additional national or agency benefits derived from such a strategy? What does the optimized program look like? 11

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National Enhanced Elevation Assessment About the Project Team Sponsor: National Digital Elevation Program (NDEP) committee member agencies Funding Partners: U.S. Geological Survey (Managing Partner) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency Natural Resources Conservation Service In-kind Partners: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Many Federal agencies, state agencies and other study participants Contractor: Dewberry 12

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Forest Service Department of Transportation Bureau of Land Management Department of State Department of Homeland Security Bureau of Reclamation U.S. Bureau of Census Natural Resources Conservation Services U.S. Geological Survey Farm Service Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs National Park Service Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Department of Energy Housing and Urban Development Health and Human Services Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Federal Energy Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulation Commission Federal Communications Commissions Federal Aviation Administration National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Tennessee Valley Authority National Aeronautics and Space Administration U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Surface Mining Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management Federal Agencies Participating in the Enhanced Elevation Requirements Assessment 13

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National Elevation Dataset 14 80 percent of elevation data is more than 30 years old and will not meet accuracy requirements for many applications.

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High Resolution Elevation Data 15 The United States has high resolution elevation data available for abut 20 percent if the country.

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Technology of Choice - LiDAR Laser Pulse and Returns GPS Point Cloud 16 Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) System with a laser and detector (range), scanning mirror (laser direction), GPS (location), and IMU (orientation) Output 300,000+ laser pulses per second Record laser reflection information Billions of recorded points create 3- dimensional representation of bare earth, vegetation and structures at centimeter- level accuracy Many forms of elevation can be derived

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LiDAR Point Cloud and Derived Elevation Products Supports Data Development and USGS Geospatial Data Integration 17 Hydrology Contours Orthoimagery Structures Land Cover LiDAR point cloud Elevation

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Concept for a National Enhanced Elevation Program LiDAR to support science needs Land Cover Volcano Monitoring Biomass Earthquake Faults Hydrologic Studies Urban Response Coastal Studies Carbon/Disturbance 18

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How many functional activities? Mapping confined urban channels vs natural streams In the creation of seamless topo/bathy products Integration into the National Elevation Dataset Derivation of stream channel characteristics Mapping and monitoring coastal hazards Identify small hydrologic features (ditches, tile drain) Mapping fish habitat Characterizing wildlife habitat Identification of canopy gaps Flood inundation modeling Derivative hydrologic profiling Disaster response Fire science High-resolution floodplain mapping Characterization of canopy structure Defining drainage basins Jokulhaup monitoring Fault-rupture mapping Monitoring sea level rise Natural Hazards Identifying landslide-prone areas Creating topographic maps Glacier changes Carbon sequestration assessments Homeland security scenarios Delineation of canopy surface and forest metrics Determination of watershed characteristics Delineation of building structures Characterization of urban settings Monitoring long-term shoreline change Mapping land cover and land use Measuring earthquake deformation Delineation of volcanic structure Monitoring volcano hazards Urban mapping Powerline mapping Hydrologic Modeling Bare earth products Monitoring debris flows Wave height surveys Sedimentation into rivers Monitoring geomorphic processes Identification of ponding areas Mapping wetland drainage Creation of synthetic drainage networks Identifying culverts Transportation mapping 3-D visualization of buildings Volume visualization Identifying bird habitats 19

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Enhanced Elevation Data Many Stakeholders USGS, FEMA, USDA, NOAA, USACE, NASA, NGA and others States, local and Tribal governments Private sector Forest Products, Development, Energy and others Organizations: Association of American State Geologists National States Geographic Information Council National Association of Counties AmericaView Coastal States Organization ASPRS, AAG, URISA, etc. MAPPS Science consortiums Others 20

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StateAgency Leading Effort Funding SourcePrimary Applications Cited LouisianaLA Oil Spill Coordination Office FEMA & State match (50/50) Floodplain insurance mapping IowaDepartment of Natural Resources State Agriculture & Natural Resources Fund Conservation farming, road surveys MinnesotaCouncil on GISState Conservation Legacy Clean Water Support clean water projects North CarolinaOffice of Budget, Div. of Emergency Mgmt. FEMAFloodplain insurance mapping South CarolinaDepartment of Natural Resources Federal, state, local consortium Map bare earth, structures, vegetation OhioOffice of Information Technology Federal, state, local consortium Orthorectify imagery PennsylvaniaDepartment of Conservation State appropriationAccurate bare earth elevation model OregonDept. of Geology & Mineral Industries Federal, state, local consortium Map landslides, faults, road construction State LiDAR Programs 21

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National Enhanced Elevation Program Strategic Goals Directed, national approach to meet critical business uses for precision elevation data Standardized quality products collected once and meeting multiple Federal and State mission needs Consistent measurements across projects for reliable science Readily accessible data in useful formats Use of leading edge technology Balancing requirements, benefits and costs 22

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National Enhanced Elevation Assessment A highly distributed program where each agency independently plans, collects, manages, and distributes their data a status quo solution. This solution anticipates that agencies would coordinate their activities with others to the extent that they do so today. A national program where enhanced elevation data acquisition, processing, and distribution responsibilities are shared and well coordinated by Federal, State, and other partners. A national program where the Federal Government administers the enhanced elevation data acquisition, processing and distribution on behalf of all users through a lead Federal Agency. Possible Program Implementation Scenarios 23

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National Enhanced Elevation Assesment Idealized Schedule FY10 Establish project team and management oversight Initiate National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) Build on ARRA success and partnerships with FEMA, NGA, states and others FY11 National Enhanced Elevation Assessment complete Develop Implementation Plan FY12 Develop supporting documents alternatives analysis, design, implementation plan, etc. Develop organizational approaches FY13 Implementation begins 24

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Status: On-going. Currently conducting internal (USGS) & Other Fed agency needs assessments. Development of business cases Cost/benefit analysis Determine areal and functional dependencies Next step: State/local user input Interviews and surveys of key stakeholders National Enhanced Elevation Assesment