LIDAR AvailabilityLIDAR Availability

Hand over that data !!Hand over that data !!

Where do we have LIDAR for NC?Where do we have LIDAR for NC?

• Phase I & II counties• Coastal USGS data

Tell me where to go…..Tell me where to go…..

• Floodplain Mapping Program– http://www.ncfloodmaps.com

• USGS– http://seamless.usgs.gov

• NOAA Coastal Services Center– http://www.csc.noaa.gov

www.ncfloodmaps.comwww.ncfloodmaps.com• Bare earth mass points

– x,y,z ascii zip file– 20’ DEM (ESRI GRID)– 50’ Hydro-correct DEM (ESRI GRID)

• Data available by 10,000’ by 10,000’ tile

• State plane feet

• Elevations in feet

• Metadata currently available upon request

seamless.usgs.govseamless.usgs.gov

• National Elevation Dataset

• Project to incorporate NC LIDAR derived elevations into NED 1/3 and 1/9 arc second data sets

• Clip, Zip and Ship

• Geographic coordinates

NOAA coastal services centerNOAA coastal services center

• http://www.csc.noaa.gov

• Only available along the coast

• LIDAR data retrieval tool

The future of NC LIDARThe future of NC LIDAR

• Seamless coverage – State “clip, zip and ship” ability

• Phase III counties

• Online metadata

Until then….Until then….• Visit the websites

• Are you a governmental agency?– Local, State and Federal agencies can

request large datasets from the FMP– Data request in writing

• Any questions?– Website feedback button– swray@ncem.org