Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for 
        Coastal Management (OCM)
      Publication_Date: 201412
      Title: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Coastal Inundation Digital Elevation Model: Portland (OR) WFO - Tillamook, Lincoln, and Lane Counties
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Charleston, SC
        Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.coast.noaa.gov/slr
      Online_Linkage: http://www.coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slr
      Online_Linkage: http://www.coast.noaa.gov
      
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This digital elevation model (DEM) is a part of a series of DEMs produced for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office
      for Coastal Management's Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer. The DEMs created for this project were developed using the NOAA
      National Weather Service's Weather Forecast Office (WFO) boundaries. Because the WFO boundaries can cover large areas, the WFO DEM was divided 
      into smaller DEMs to ensure more manageable file sizes. 

      The Portland (OR) WFO DEM was split into two smaller DEMs. They are divided along county lines and are:
      1. Portland (OR) WFO - Tillamook, Lincoln, and Lane Counties
      2. Portland (OR) WFO - Clatsop, Columbia, and Multnomah Counties
          
      This metadata record describes the DEM for the Portland (OR) WFO - Tillamook, Lincoln, and Lane Counties. The DEM includes the best available
      lidar data known to exist at the time of DEM creation for the coastal areas of Tillamook, Lincoln, and Lane counties, that met project
      specifications.

      Please note that the Portland WFO boundary extends into Washington state. The Washington portion of the WFO is also available for download
      from NOAA OCM as a separate product.

      The DEM is derived from LiDAR datasets collected for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DoGAMI) and the Oregon 
      Department of Forestry (ODF). LiDAR data for Lane, Lincoln, and Tillamook counties, was collected for DoGAMI and ODF from 2007 through 2009.
      Note that the Tillamook Bay area (2007 ODF data) was added to the original 2012 DEM in December 2014. Hydrographic breaklines used in the creation of the
      DEM were delineated using LiDAR intensity imagery generated from the DoGAMI and ODF datasets and were also obtained from USACE. The DEMs are
      hydro flattened such that water elevations are less than or equal to 0 meters.

      The DEM is referenced vertically to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) with vertical units of meters and horizontally to
      the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The resolution of the DEM is approximately 5 meters.

    Purpose:
      The NOAA Office for Coastal Management has developed high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) for use in the Offices's Sea Level Rise And
      Coastal Flooding Impacts internet mapping application. These DEMs serve as source datasets used to derive data to visualize the impacts of
      inundation resulting from sea level rise along the coastal United States and its territories.
   
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 2007
        Ending_Date: 2009
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.231498953
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.610993953
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.784407768
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.861017768

  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: elevation

    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry/Topography
      Theme_Keyword: elevation
      Theme_Keyword: Digital Elevation Model
      Theme_Keyword: DEM
      Theme_Keyword: lidar
      Theme_Keyword: inundation
      Theme_Keyword: flooding
      Theme_Keyword: lidar
      Theme_Keyword: topography
      Theme_Keyword: sea level rise

    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: US
      Place_Keyword: Oregon
      Place_Keyword: Lane County
      Place_Keyword: Lincoln County
      Place_Keyword: Tillamook County
          
  Access_Constraints: None

  Use_Constraints:
    The dataset is provided "as is," without warranty to its performance, merchantable state, or fitness for any particular purpose. The entire
    risk associated with the results and performance of this dataset is assumed by the user. This dataset should be used strictly as a
    planning reference and not for navigation, permitting, or other legal purposes.

  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave.
        City: Charleston
        State_or_Province: SC
        Postal_Code: 29405-2413
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 843-740-1202
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
      Hours_of_Service: M-F, 9:00-5:00 EST

  Data_Set_Credit:
    Acknowledgment of the NOAA Office for Coastal Management as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such
    acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected.

Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Data covers the project area, defined as the WFO boundary. Elevation data checked for anomalous elevation
    values outside expected range.

  Completeness_Report: 
    A visual qualitative check was performed to ensure data completeness. All available lidar data known at the time of DEM creation that meets
    project specifications has been used to develop the DEM. Known data gaps may exist where lidar coverage was incomplete.

  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 
        The DEM is derived from the source lidar data. Horizontal accuracy testing is not performed on the DEM. Lidar source data assumed to
        meet 1 meter horizontal accuracy.

    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 
        The DEM is derived from the source lidar data. Vertical accuracy is not tested on the DEM. Project specifications require all source
        lidar data used in constructing the DEM to meet FEMA Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping.

  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
          Publication_Date: 2009 
          Title: 2009 Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) Lidar: North Coast
          Online_Linkage: http://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/index.html?action=advsearch&qType=in&qFld=ID&qVal=575
      Type_of_Source_Media: online digital data
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 20081023 
            Ending_Date: 20090809 
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OCM Lidar
      Source_Contribution:
        Lidar points covering portions of Lane, Lincoln, and Tillamook counties were used in developing the DEM.

    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:   
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
          Publication_Date: 2007 
          Title: 2007 Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Northwest Oregon Lidar
          Online_Linkage: http://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/index.html?action=advsearch&qType=in&qFld=ID&qVal=104
      Type_of_Source_Media: online digital data
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Multiple_Dates/Times:
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070425 
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070426
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070427
            Single_Date/Time: 
              Calendar_Date: 20070428
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070501 
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070503
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070504 
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070505
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070506 
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070507
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070508 
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20070509
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OCM Lidar
      Source_Contribution:
        Lidar points covering portions of Tillamook County were used in developing the DEM.

    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        1. Lidar source data and hydrographic breaklines were obtained and imported into an ESRI ArcGIS file geodatabase for each constituent county within
           the WFO boundary. Note that lidar source data for the Tillamook Bay area (2007 ODF data) was added to the original 2012 DEM in December 2014.
           Only ground classified lidar (Class 2) points were used to reflect a bare earth surface. Hydrographic features were assigned elevation values 
           at or below 0 meters. An ESRI Terrain was then generated from these source data.
        2. The ESRI Terrain was converted to a DEM (Erdas Imagine .img file format) with a cell size of 3 meters. The DEM was reviewed in Global
           Mapper for incorrect elevations and artifacts introduced from source inputs or during the raster creation process. Corrections were applied
           to the DEM and reprocessed for further review.
        3. All DEMs for the entire study area (WFO) were loaded into Global Mapper for a final review. The constituent DEMs were then checked to
           ensure complete coverage within the study area and that no issues existed along the boundary between adjacent DEMs. Once it was determined all
           DEMs were seamlessly edge-matched and no other artifacts were present, the constituent DEMs were mosaiced together, resampled to 5 meters
           and reprojected to the NAD83 geographic coordinate system.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OCM lidar
      Process_Date: 201412
      
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
  Raster_Object_Information:
    Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
    Row_Count: 42822
    Column_Count: 13815
    Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
      Altitude_Resolution: 0.001
      Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
      Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave.
        City: Charleston
        State_or_Province: SC
        Postal_Code: 29405-2413
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 843-740-1202
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability:
    Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of the Office for Coastal Management
    or its partners.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20141219
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: 2234 South Hobson Avenue
        City: Charleston
        State_or_Province: SC
        Postal_Code: 29405-2413
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 843-740-1202
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998