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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Marina J. Metes</origin>
        <origin>Daniel K. Jones</origin>
        <pubdate>20211015</pubdate>
        <title>Raw Digital Elevation Model in Clarksburg, MD</title>
        <geoform>Raster Digital Data Set</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OVTCK4</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>This dataset contains a 6 foot resolution digital elevation model (DEM) covering two watersheds in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland.</abstract>
      <purpose>This dataset was used to delineate drainage networks from topographic attributes.</purpose>
      <supplinf>All processing steps were completed using ArcMap 10.3 (Esri 2011).

Esri (2011). ArcGIS Desktop. (Release 10). Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute.</supplinf>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>20131228</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>ground condition</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None planned</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-77.31552</westbc>
        <eastbc>-77.24695</eastbc>
        <northbc>39.27998</northbc>
        <southbc>39.22982</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>digital elevation models</themekey>
        <themekey>topography</themekey>
        <themekey>lidar</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Metadata Identifier</themekt>
        <themekey>USGS:5f8f12ef82ce06b040efc8cd</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>Common geographic areas</placekt>
        <placekey>Maryland</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>none</accconst>
    <useconst>none</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Marina J. Metes</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland-Delaware-DC Water Science Center</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntpos>Physical Scientist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>5522 Research Park Drive</address>
          <city>Catonsville</city>
          <state>MD</state>
          <postal>21228</postal>
          <country>US</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>443-498-5576</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>mmetes@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <native>Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft [Unknown] Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1 (Build 11595) Service Pack N/A (Build N/A)</native>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <attracc>
      <attraccr>No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted</attraccr>
    </attracc>
    <logic>The digital elevation model was manually inspected to ensure values fell within expected range.</logic>
    <complete>Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.</complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>There is no reported horizontal accuracy. The average point spacing of LAS points is 3 ft.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>The reported vertical accuracy is 0.172 ft</vertaccr>
      </vertacc>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Montgomery County, MD</origin>
            <pubdate>2014</pubdate>
            <title>Montgomery County, MD Aerial Lidar Terrain Data 2014</title>
            <geoform>LAS files</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Bel Air, MD</pubplace>
              <publish>Montgomery County, MD - Department of Parks and Planning</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>https://imap.maryland.gov/Pages/lidar.aspx</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <mdattim>
              <sngdate>
                <caldate>20131227</caldate>
              </sngdate>
              <sngdate>
                <caldate>20131228</caldate>
              </sngdate>
              <sngdate>
                <caldate>20140107</caldate>
              </sngdate>
            </mdattim>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>ground condition</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>Montgomery County, MD Aerial Lidar Terrain Data 2014</srccitea>
        <srccontr>LAS files of 3D point data used to generate original raw DEM</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Bare Earth LAS points were classified by the vendor and obtained from the state of Maryland's online mapping and GIS data portal.</procdesc>
        <srcused>Montgomery County, MD Aerial Lidar Terrain Data 2014</srcused>
        <procdate>2016</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>LAS points were converted to a multipoint shapefile using the LAS to Multipoint tool in the Esri 3D Analyst toolbox (Esri 2011).</procdesc>
        <procdate>2016</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>A 3 ft resolution DEM was interpolated from the multipoint shapefile using the natural neighbor interpolation tool in the Esri Spatial Analyst toolbox (Esri 2011).</procdesc>
        <procdate>2016</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>The 3 ft DEM was aggregated to 6 ft using the average value of the input cells with the Aggregate tool in the Esri Spatial Analyst toolbox (Esri 2011).</procdesc>
        <procdate>2016</procdate>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
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    <direct>Raster</direct>
    <rastinfo>
      <rasttype>Grid Cell</rasttype>
      <rowcount>3035</rowcount>
      <colcount>3227</colcount>
      <vrtcount>1</vrtcount>
    </rastinfo>
  </spdoinfo>
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    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <mapproj>
          <mapprojn>Lambert Conformal Conic</mapprojn>
          <lambertc>
            <stdparll>38.3</stdparll>
            <stdparll>39.45</stdparll>
            <longcm>-77.0</longcm>
            <latprjo>37.66666666666666</latprjo>
            <feast>1312333.333333333</feast>
            <fnorth>0.0</fnorth>
          </lambertc>
        </mapproj>
        <planci>
          <plance>row and column</plance>
          <coordrep>
            <absres>6.0</absres>
            <ordres>6.0</ordres>
          </coordrep>
          <plandu>survey feet</plandu>
        </planci>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>D_North_American_1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>GRS_1980</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257222101</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
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    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>Raw_DEM.tif</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Geospatial Dataset</enttypd>
        <enttypds>U.S. Geological Survey</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Value</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Ground elevation in feet</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>362.144</rdommin>
            <rdommax>723.722</rdommax>
            <attrunit>feet</attrunit>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
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    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>ScienceBase</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302</address>
          <city>Denver</city>
          <state>CO</state>
          <postal>80225</postal>
          <country>United States</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>sciencebase@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <distliab>Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.</distliab>
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      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>Raster Digital Data Set</formname>
          <formvern>ArcGIS 10.3</formvern>
          <formspec>GeoTIFF</formspec>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OVTCK4</networkr>
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            </computer>
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      <fees>none</fees>
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    <metd>20211015</metd>
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      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Marina J. Metes</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland-Delaware-DC Water Science Center</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntpos>Physical Scientist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>5522 Research Park Drive</address>
          <city>Catonsville</city>
          <state>MD</state>
          <postal>21228</postal>
          <country>US</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>443-498-5576</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>443-498-5510</cntfax>
        <cntemail>mmetes@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
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