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LiDAR Elevation Data: Rusk County, WI 2011

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Citation
Title
LiDAR Elevation Data: Rusk County, WI 2011
Originator
Rusk County
Publication Date
2020-07-16
Edition
2011
Abstract
This data represents LiDAR elevation information for Rusk County, Wisconsin in 2011. The following derivative products are available: bare earth points, classified LAS, 2-foot contours, hydro breaklines, a countywide DEM, tile DEMs, a countywide DSM, tile DSMs. For bare earth points: [This metadata record describes the classified bare-earth lidar digital elevation model (DEM) data derived from the Rusk County, WI 2011 aerial LiDAR acquisition project.]For hydro breaklines: [This metadata record describes the photogrammetrically compiled hydrologic breaklines derived from the Rusk County, WI 2011 aerial LiDAR and image acquisition project.]
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [To acquire detailed surface elevation data for use in conservation planning, design, research, floodplain mapping, dam safety assessments, and hydrologic modeling. LAS and bare earth DEM data products are suitable for 2 foot contour generation. The service provider for this project was Kucera International, Inc. of Willoughby, OH.]
Supplemental Information
Data is available for download from: https://web.s3.wisc.edu/wsco-wisconsinview/lidar/ Detailed, original metadata accompanying this LiDAR data is available inside the ‘Metadata’ folder from WisconsinView. [Project Projection, Datums and Units. Projection - Wisconsin Coordinate Reference Systems (WISCRS), Rusk County. Horizontal datum - North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83(CORS96)). Vertical datum - North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) using the latest geoid (Geoid09) for converting ellipsoidal heights to orthometric heights. Units - U.S. Survey Foot (to 0.5 foot vertical resolution).] Bare Earth Points: Bare earth LiDAR is digital elevation data of the terrain surface consisting of irregularly spaced points, each with x/y location coordinates and z-value. The data have been subjected to automated and manual editing to remove vegetation, buildings, and other man-made structures. Classified LAS: Point classification using semi-automated techniques on the point cloud to assign the feature type associated with each point. Lidar points can be classified into a number of categories including bare earth or ground, top of canopy, and water. The different classes are defined using numeric integer codes in the LAS files. Contours: A line through all contiguous points of equal elevation value. Contours are vector features used to represent the elevation of a landscape in a relatively familiar way. They are typically used for basemaps and general topographic representation. Derived Terrain: A vector data set composed of regularly spaced points and natural features such as ridges and breaklines. A DTM augments a DEM by including linear features of the bare-earth terrain. Hydro Breaklines: Breaklines maintain the definition of water-related features in an elevation model. They are used to capture linear discontinuities in the surface, lake shorelines, single-line drains for small rivers, and double-line drains for large rivers. [Coupled with the classified lidar point cloud this data set is the 2011 digital terrain model.] Countywide Digital Elevation Model (DEM): A DEM represents the bare-Earth surface, removing all natural and built features. The dataset contains a single file covering the entire county. Tiled Digital Elevation Model (DEM): A Digital Elevation Model (DEM) represents the bare-Earth surface, removing all natural and built features. The data contains (possibly) hundreds of individual files available to download as small tiled geographic areas over the extent of an entire county. Digital Surface Model (DSM): A Digital Surface Model (DSM) captures both the natural and built/artificial features of the environment.
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2011-01-01T00:00:00
ISO Topic Category
elevation
Place Keyword
Rusk County
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNS
Theme Keyword
Digital elevation models
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Theme Keyword
Lidar
Grids
Contours
Surface models
Terrain models
Relief models
Hydrography
Topography
Elevations
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
Point of Contact
Contact
Rusk County

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
7630
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.7

Distribution Information

Format Name
Various
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Online Access
https://web.s3.wisc.edu/wsco-wisconsinview/lidar/
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
WisconsinView.org
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
surface
Vector Object Count

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
C3E06E69-D47E-429A-ABF0-1A1FE979730D
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
Metadata Technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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