NOAA Data Access ViewerThe Data Access Viewer (DAV) allows a user to search for and download elevation (lidar), imagery, and land cover data for the coastal U.S. and its territories. The data, hosted by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management, can be customized and requested for free download through a checkout interface. An email provides a link to the customized data, while the original data set is available through a link within the viewer.

The NOAA Data Access Viewer (DAV) allows for the download of elevation data shared by the NC Emergency Management. Users can customize the free downloads according to needs - projection, datum, product output (raster, points, contours), format, etc.

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This map service presents spatial information about the Data Access Viewer (DAV) in the Web Mercator projection. The service was developed as part of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office For Coastal Management’s Digital Coast, but contains data and information from a variety of data sources, including non-NOAA data. NOAA provides the information “as-is” and shall incur no responsibility or liability as to the completeness or accuracy of this information. NOAA assumes no responsibility arising from the use of this information. The layers in this service are footprints organized by data type representing the boundaries for data provisioned by the DAV system. For additional information, please contact the NOAA Office For Coastal Management(http://coast.noaa.gov/contactform/).

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Original Data: These files contain topographic lidar elevations generated from data collected using a Teledyne ALTM Galaxy PRIME sensor. Native lidar data is not generally in a format accessible to most Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Specialized in-house and commercial software packages are used to process the native lidar data into 3-dimensional positions that can be imported into GIS software for visualization and further analysis. Horizontal positions, provided in decimal degrees of latitude and longitude, are referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 National Adjustment of 2011 (NAD83 (2011)). Vertical positions are referenced to the NAD83 (2011) ellipsoid and provided in meters. The 3-D position data are sub-divided into a series of LAS files, which are tiled into 1-km by 1-km boxes defined by the Military Grid Reference System. The data were provided to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) by the USACE Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) to make the data publicly available for bulk and custom downloads from the NOAA Digital Data Access Viewer (DAV).

The NOAA Coastal Services Center manages and distributes lidar data for the coastal United States, including territorial possessions via the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer web-mapping application. The data span from the mid-1990's to the present and were collected using several different sensors. The collection includes data from topographic and bathymetric lidar sensors. Data are available for shoreline strips to full county coverage and larger. The products have been delivered to the CSC in various formats, projections, datums, and units. Once received, the data are reviewed, checked for errors, and standardized in a single format, projection, and datum. The NOAA National Geophysical Data Center serves as the long-term archive of these data.

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) downloaded this lidar data from the USGS site: ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/LPC/Projects/AK_Fairbanks-NSBorough_2010/ and processed the data to be available on the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). NOAA Office for Coastal Management processed all classifications of points to the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer...

In this project, we use the Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data to create the Digital Elevation Model (DEM). The LiDAR data can be downloaded through the Data Access Viewer of NOAA ( https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/). For Oahu, the majority of the DEM is created using the data of 2013 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP) Topobathy LiDAR – Local Mean Sea Level (LMSL). For some areas not covered by this data set, we use the LiDAR data from 2006 FEMA LiDAR: Hawaiian Islands and 2007 JALBTCX Hawaii LiDAR: North Coasts of Hawaii (Big Island), Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Oahu, which are accessed in the Data Access Viewer of NOAA. Please read “Description of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for Oahu, Hawaii.docx” for detailed information.

Quantum Spatial (QSI) and PrecisionHawk (PH) collected lidar for test sites within the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) using an unmanned aerial system (UAS). Four sites were flown, covering a total of 177 acres. A fixed-wing PH Lancaster (revision 5) platform was used, carrying a Velodyne Puck VLP-16 based lidar system. The system provides 2 returns (strongest and last) with a pulse rate of 300 kHz using a 903 nm wavelength laser. Flights were conducted from May 9-11, 2017 and were flown at 50 meters above ground level. Specifications for the collection included 30 pulses per square meter and 0.10 meter RMSE vertical accuracy in non-vegetated areas. The average first return density was over 105 points per square meter with an average ground classified density of over 3 points per square meter. Deliverables included a 1-meter resolution bare-earth DEM in UTM zone 16 NAD83(2011). These data were ingested into the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer for custom processing. Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov

This metadata supports the data entry in the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). For this data set, the DAV is leveraging the Entwine Point Tiles (EPT) hosted by USGS on Amazon Web Services. The State of Michigan (DTMB) contracted with Sanborn to provide LiDAR mapping services for 10 counties in the State of Michigan. These counties include Clare, Lake, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, M...

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) downloaded this lidar data from the USGS site: ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/NED/LPC/Projects/AK_NomeCreek_2010/ and processed the data to be available on the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). NOAA Office for Coastal Management processed all classifications of points to the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). Classes...

This map service presents spatial information about Elevation Data Access Viewer services across the United States and Territories in the Web Mercator projection. The service was developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), but may contain data and information from a variety of data sources, including non-NOAA data. NOAA provides the information “as-is” and shall incur no responsibility or liability as to the completeness or accuracy of this information. NOAA assumes no responsibility arising from the use of this information. The NOAA Office for Coastal Management will make every effort to provide continual access to this service but it may need to be taken down during routine IT maintenance or in case of an emergency. If you plan to ingest this service into your own application and would like to be informed about planned and unplanned service outages or changes to existing services, please register for our Data Services Newsletter (http://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/publications/subscribe). For additional information, please contact the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (coastal.info@noaa.gov).

This project involved fixed wing aerial LIDAR data collected at a contracted point spacing of 0.70 meters for the Illinois County of Hancock totaling approximately 863 square miles. This classified LAS Data was created from the final controled swath data.

This metadata record supports the data entry in the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). For this data set, the DAV is leveraging...

This project involved fixed wing aerial LIDAR data collected at a contracted point spacing of 0.70 meters for the Illinois County of Bureau totaling approximately 875 square miles. This classified LAS Data was created from the final controlled swath data.

This metadata record supports the data entry in the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). For this data set, the DAV is leveraging...

Original Product: These lidar data are processed Classified LAS 1.4 files, formatted to 2139 individual 1250 ft x 1250 ft tiles clipped to the DPA; used to create intensity images, 3D breaklines, and hydro-flattened DEMs as necessary. Original Dataset Geographic Extent: Cook county, Illinois; Lake, LaPorte, and Porter counties, Indiana; and Berrien county, Michigan; covering approximately 120 square miles. Original Dataset Description: The lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and derivative products of lidar data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.35 meters. Project specifications are based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base Lidar Specification. The data was developed based on a horizontal projection/datum of NAD83(HARN), Indiana West Feet, and vertical datum of NAVD88 (GEOID18) Feet. Lidar data was delivered as processed Classified LAS 1.4 files, formatted to 2139 individual 1250 ft x 1250 ft tiles clipped to the DPA, as tiled Intensity Images and tiled bare-earth DEMs; all tiled to the same 1250 ft x 1250 ft schema. Original Dataset Ground Conditions: Lidar was collected in April 2024, while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. Sanborn Map Company, Inc. established a total of 25 accuracy check points, 20 in Bare Earth and Urban landcovers (20 NVA points), 5 in Tall Grass and Brushland/Low Trees categories (5 VVA points), that were used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. This dataset was provided to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) by the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources to make the data available for bulk and custom downloads from the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer.

LiDAR generated point cloud acquired in March 2013 for the entire area of Jefferson County, Alabama (1,124 Square Miles).

This metadata supports the data entry in the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). For this data set, the DAV is leveraging the Entwine Point Tiles (EPT) hosted by USGS on Amazon Web Services.

The State of Michigan (DTMB) contracted with Sanborn to provide LiDAR mapping services for 6 counties in the State of Michigan. These counties include Cass, Genesee, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, Shiawassee, and St, Joseph. This metadata record describes the three counties of Cass, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph and the data entry in the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). For this data set, the DAV i...

Compilation of Maine DEMs generated from lidar as hillshade. Users looking for lidar data and/or data derivatives should contact, in order:

United States Interagency Elevation Inventory (USIEI): https://coast.noaa.gov/inventory/NOAA: Data Access Viewer - NOAA Office for Coastal Management: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/ Maine GeoLibrary Elevation Discovery and Download: https://www1.maine.gov/geolib/ediscovery/site/landing.html National Map (USGS) ftp: ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/

2ft resolution DEM derived from high resolution lidar (2010 ARRA collected over Livingston County, MI). LAS files downloaded from NOAA Data Access Viewer in NAD1983 State Plane Michigan South FIPS 2113 Feet (NAVD88 vertical). Created an LAS dataset and used LAS Dataset to Raster tool, accepting defaults with the cell size set to 2(ft).Data source:Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management, United States Geological Survey. 2016. 2010 ARRA Lidar: 4 Southeast Counties (MI). NOAA's Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management. Charleston, SC. https://coast.noaa.gov.

This dataset contains digital surface models downloaded from NOAA's Data Access Viewer (https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/) from 1998 to 2018 of the Dangermond Preserve Point Conception area. The purpose of these digital surface models was to retrieve elevation data to determine how the headland bypass dune system has changed over time. Metadata from the original source is also provided.

Original Product: These are Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data as part of the required deliverables for the lidar project. Class 2 (Ground) lidar points in conjunction with the hydro breaklines were used to create a 1 ft hydro-flattened Raster DEM. Original Dataset Geographic Extent: Cook county, Illinois; Lake, LaPorte, and Porter counties, Indiana; and Berrien county, Michigan; covering approximately 120 square miles. Original Dataset Description: The lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and derivative products of lidar data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.35 meters. Project specifications are based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base Lidar Specification. The data was developed based on a horizontal projection/datum of NAD83(HARN), Indiana West Feet, and vertical datum of NAVD88 (GEOID18) Feet. Lidar data was delivered as processed Classified LAS 1.4 files, formatted to 2139 individual 1250 ft x 1250 ft tiles clipped to the DPA, as tiled Intensity Images and tiled bare-earth DEMs; all tiled to the same 1250 ft x 1250 ft schema. Original Dataset Ground Conditions: Lidar was collected in April 2024, while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. Sanborn Map Company, Inc. established a total of 25 accuracy check points, 20 in Bare Earth and Urban landcovers (20 NVA points), 5 in Tall Grass and Brushland/Low Trees categories (5 VVA points), that were used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. This dataset was provided to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) by the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources to make the data available for bulk and custom downloads from the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer.