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Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

ISO 19115 Topic Category

inlandWaters, elevation, geoscientificInformation, location

Other Subject Keywords

Light Detection and Ranging, Topography, Total Station, Topographic Lidar, National Geospatial Program, GBL, ALS, GNSS, Airborne Laser Scanning, Ground Based Lidar, Topographic, Terrestrial Laser Scanning, NGP Elevation Applied Research, U.S. Geological Survey, Lidar, Airborne Lidar, 3D Elevation Program, TLS, Global Navigation Satellite System, USGS, 3DEP

Place Keywords

Ellis Park, Riverside Park, Emeis Park, Garfield Park, Gateway Park, City of Davenport, Island Park, City of Moline, City of Cedar Falls, Empire Park, City of Coralville, Village of Hampton, State of Illinois, State of Iowa, City of Iowa City, Kings Lutheran Church, City Park, Coralville City Hall, City of Cedar Rapids, Cherry Hill Park, Roger Birdall Memorial Park, ST Morrison Park

2019 Eastern Iowa Topographic Lidar Validation – USGS Field Survey Data

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists conducted field data collection efforts between October 25th and 31st, 2020 at several sites in eastern Iowa using high accuracy surveying technologies. The work was initiated as an effort to validate commercially acquired topographic light detection and ranging (lidar) data that was collected between December 7th, 2019 and November 19th, 2020 using wide area mapping lidar systems for the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The goal was to compare and validate the airborne lidar data to topographic, structural, and infrastructural data collected through more traditional means (e.g., Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) surveying). Evaluating these data will provide valuable information on the performance of wide area topographic lidar mapping capabilities that are becoming more widely used in 3DEP. The airborne lidar was collected to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) High Resolution Elevation Enterprise Program and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Iowa Flood Plain Program, in addition to the 3DEP mission. The data contained within this particular release are comprised of conventional survey (i.e. total station and GNSS) and ground based lidar data.

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Author(s) Jeffrey R Irwin orcid, Jeffrey J Danielson orcid, Terry J Robbins, Travis J Kropuenske, Aparajithan Sampath orcid, Minsu Kim orcid, Seonkyung Park orcid
Publication Date 2024-06-07
Beginning Date of Data 2020-10-25
Ending Date of Data 2020-10-31
Data Contact
Jeffrey R Irwin
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9DI0G64
Citation Irwin, J.R., Danielson, J.J., Robbins, T.J., Kropuenske, T.J., Sampath, A., Kim, M., and Park, S., 2024, 2019 Eastern Iowa Topographic Lidar Validation – USGS Field Survey Data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9DI0G64.
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Metadata Date 2024-06-07
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