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  <idinfo>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Aero-Metric, Inc.</origin>
        <pubdate>20091221</pubdate>
        <title>Yukon Flats Lidar Point Clouds</title>
        <edition>1.0</edition>
        <geoform>digital point data</geoform>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>
This delivery contains point cloud data in LAS 1.2 format, classified in the following manner. Class 1: Unclassified, Class 2: Ground, Class 129: Overlap (Bit Withheld). The timestamps are in absolute GPS time minus 1 billion, in accordance with the LAS 1.2 documentation.

The following are the collection parameters and equipment used to create these data sets.

Aircraft: Piper Navajo (N6GR)
Lidar System: Optech ALTM Gemini (03SEN145)
Approximate Collection Altitude (Above Mean Terrain): 3800 meters
Ground Speed: 160 kts
Pulse Rate Frequency: 33 kHz
Mirror Scan Frequency: 18 Hz
Scan Angle (+/-): 16 degrees
Beam Divergence: Narrow (0.25 mrad)
Scan Cutoff: 0.02 degrees

Accuracy statements are based on areas of moderate terrain, with points classified as ground. Diminished accuracies are to be expected in areas of extreme terrain and dense vegetation. The accuracy of each point is expected to meet the vertical accuracy standard, derived products may be less accurate in areas of extreme terrain and dense vegetation due to a lesser number of points defining the ground in these areas.

Classified data sets such as this one may have varying posting due to some pulses not reaching the ground.
</abstract>
      <purpose>The purpose of this data set is to provide bare-earth processed lidar data over the project area Southwest of Fort Yukon, at an average point spacing of 2.3 meters.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <mdattim>
          <sngdate>
            <caldate>20090714</caldate>
          </sngdate>
          <sngdate>
            <caldate>20090715</caldate>
          </sngdate>
          <sngdate>
            <caldate>20090716</caldate>
          </sngdate>
          <sngdate>
            <caldate>20090722</caldate>
          </sngdate>
          <sngdate>
            <caldate>20090903</caldate>
          </sngdate>
        </mdattim>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>ground condition</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None Planned</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>
          -146.7406516919
        </westbc>
        <eastbc>
          -145.0332230056
        </eastbc>
        <northbc>
          66.5927291214
        </northbc>
        <southbc>
          65.7547820007
        </southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>Elevation</themekey>
        <themekey>Topography</themekey>
        <themekey>Remote Sensing</themekey>
        <themekey>Lidar</themekey>
        <themekey>Laser</themekey>
        <themekey>Terrain</themekey>
        <themekey>Bare-Earth</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>USA</placekey>
        <placekey>Alaska</placekey>
        <placekey>Fort Yukon</placekey>
      </place>
      <stratum>
        <stratkt>None</stratkt>
        <stratkey>Class 1: Default</stratkey>
        <stratkey>Class 2: Ground</stratkey>
        <stratkey>Class 129: Overlap (Bit Withheld)</stratkey>
      </stratum>
      <temporal>
        <tempkt>None</tempkt>
        <tempkey>July</tempkey>
        <tempkey>September</tempkey>
        <tempkey>2009</tempkey>
      </temporal>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>Public</accconst>
    <useconst>None</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Aero-Metric, Inc.</cntorg>
          <cntper>Jacques Cloutier</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>Senior Geodetic Surveyor</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>2014 Merrill Field Drive</address>
          <city>Anchorage</city>
          <state>Alaska</state>
          <postal>99501-4116</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>(907) 272-4495</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>(907) 274-3265</cntfax>
        <cntemail>aerometric@aerometric-ak.com</cntemail>
        <hours>8:00 am to 5:00 pm Alaska Standard Time</hours>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <native>Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; lidarTools 1.0.9</native>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <logic>Data has been verified using surveyed check points around the Fort Yukon Airport within the project area. All data was collected to meet the National Standard for Spatial Database Accuracy (NSSDA).</logic>
    <complete>Complete</complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>All these data products were acquired at 3800 meters above mean terrain (AMT) and have a horizontal accuracy of 1.15 meters, with a nominal point spacing of 2.3 meters as per manufacturer's specifications, not field verified.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>These values were computed by verifying the ground classified lidar data against ground surveyed points at the Fort Yukon airport. The points were collected throughout the project area by John Seibert of Pro Survey Services. We recommend additional ground truth surveys of the data set to verify the vertical accuracy has not changed due to natural causes, such as techtonic motion or freeze/thaw cycles, and non-natural causes such as road construction. Without ground truth survey checks this data is not recommended for design grade mapping or engineering.</vertaccr>
        <qvertpa>
          <vertaccv>0.10 meters</vertaccv>
          <vertacce>Consolidated vertical accuracy at the 95th percentile along road and runway surfaces.</vertacce>
        </qvertpa>
      </vertacc>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Aero-Metric, Inc.</origin>
            <pubdate>20091221</pubdate>
            <title>Yukon Flats Lidar</title>
            <edition>1.0</edition>
            <geoform>digital point data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Anchorage, Alaska</pubplace>
              <publish>Aero-Metric, Inc.</publish>
            </pubinfo>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <srccitea>YFL</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Aero-Metric, Inc. is responsible for the collection and processing of the lidar data used for this project</srccontr>
        <typesrc>lidar</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <mdattim>
              <sngdate>
                <caldate>20090714</caldate>
              </sngdate>
              <sngdate>
                <caldate>20090715</caldate>
              </sngdate>
              <sngdate>
                <caldate>20090716</caldate>
              </sngdate>
              <sngdate>
                <caldate>20090722</caldate>
              </sngdate>
              <sngdate>
                <caldate>20090903</caldate>
              </sngdate>
            </mdattim>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>ground condition</srccurr>
        </srctime>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Create a smoothed-best estimated trajectory (SBET) of the sensor at a rate of 200 Hz, by integrating the airborne GPS and IMU data The basis of the GPS coordinates were established using OPUS, and were referenced to NAD83 (CORS96) with ellipsoidal heights. The mean GPS positional accuracy for this area was +/- 0.08 meters.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20090715-20090906</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Integrate SBET and raw laser data to produce point cloud data in LAS 1.2 format for each flight line.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20090717-20090907</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Compute the roll, pitch, heading, and mirror scale correction factors for each flight line, then apply corrections to the corresponding flight line.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20090801-20090914</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Automated classification of the bare-earth data from the lidar point cloud using a series of algorithms customized for the types of terrain encountered in the project.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20090915-20090918</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Manual classification of any data which appears to be bare-earth but was not properly classified using the automated methods.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20090920-20091216</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Create point clouds in LAS 1.2 format for all returns with GPS week timstamps.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20091220</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Convert point clouds with GPS week timestamps, to point clouds with absolute GPS timestamps, in LAS 1.2 format.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20091114-20091220</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Data verified using survey control points, located throughout the area.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20091116</procdate>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
    <cloud>0</cloud>
  </dataqual>
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    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <planci>
          <plance Sync="TRUE">coordinate pair</plance>
          <coordrep>
            <absres Sync="TRUE">0.001</absres>
            <ordres Sync="TRUE">0.001</ordres>
          </coordrep>
          <plandu>Meters</plandu>
        </planci>
        <gridsys>
          <gridsysn>UTM North American Datum 1983 Projected Coordinate System</gridsysn>
          <spcs>
            <spcszone Sync="TRUE">6 North</spcszone>
            <transmer>
              <sfctrmer Sync="TRUE">0.999600</sfctrmer>
              <longcm Sync="TRUE">-147.000000</longcm>
              <latprjo Sync="TRUE">0.000000</latprjo>
              <feast Sync="TRUE">500000.00</feast>
              <fnorth Sync="TRUE">0.000000</fnorth>
            </transmer>
          </spcs>
        </gridsys>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn Sync="TRUE">North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips Sync="TRUE">Geodetic Reference System 80</ellips>
        <denflat Sync="TRUE">298.257222</denflat>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0000</semiaxis>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
    <vertdef>
      <altsys>
        <altdatum>GEOID06 (Alaska)</altdatum>
        <altres>0.001</altres>
        <altunits>Meters</altunits>
        <altenc>Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates</altenc>
      </altsys>
    </vertdef>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>Fort_Yukon</enttypl>
        <enttypd>LAS 1.2 Format</enttypd>
        <enttypds>Software Generated</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
    </detailed>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Aero-Metric, Inc.</cntorg>
          <cntper>Jacques Cloutier</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>Senior Geodetic Surveyor</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>2014 Merrill Field Drive</address>
          <city>Anchorage</city>
          <state>Alaska</state>
          <postal>99501-4116</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>907-272-4495</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>907-274-3265</cntfax>
        <cntemail>aerometric-ak@aerometric-ak.com</cntemail>
        <hours>8:00 am to 5:00 pm Alaska Time</hours>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <distliab>
      Aero-Metric, Inc. assumes no liability for the data
being used for purposes other than stated in this document.</distliab>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20091221</metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Aero-Metric, Inc.</cntorg>
          <cntper>Jacques Cloutier</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>Senior Geodetic Surveyor</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>2014 Merrill Field Drive</address>
          <city>Anchorage</city>
          <state>Alaska</state>
          <postal>99501-4116</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>907-272-4495</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>907-274-3265</cntfax>
        <cntemail>aerometric-ak@aerometric-ak.com</cntemail>
        <hours>8:00 am to 5:00 pm Alaska Time</hours>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
  </metainfo>
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