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High Accuracy Elevation Data - Lake Okeechobee Littoral Zone

Entry ID: USGS_SOFIA_HAED_okee

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Summary

Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) coordinated the acquisition of high accuracy elevation data (meters) for the Lake Okeechobee Littoral Zone collected on a 400 meter topographic grid with a vertical accuracy of +/- 15 centimeters. The elevations are referenced to the horizontal North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) and vertical North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). The topographic surveys ...

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Description: File may be downloaded from the SOFIA website

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Description: map of USGS topographic quads containing elevation data around Lake Okeechobee

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Description: map showing the location of high accuracy elevation data around Lake Okeechobee

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 27.25

S: 26.62

E: -80.62

W: -81.25

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Greg Desmond

Dataset Title: High Accuracy Elevation Data - Lake Okeechobee Littoral Zone

Dataset Release Date: 2007

Dataset Release Place: Reston, VA

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data Presentation Form: text files, shapefile

Other Citation Details: Data collection done by C. Henkle, G. Shupe, B. Glover, E. Cyran, and G. Desmond of the USGS. Others include V. Caruso, G. Freeman, and S. Price.

Online Resource: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/desmond/desmondelev.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2006-07-24

Stop Date: 2006-10-12

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 meters - < 500 meters
Vertical Resolution: .01
meters

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

Platform

HELICOPTER

AIRBOAT

Instrument

GPS > Global Positioning System

AHF > AIRBORNE HEIGHT FINDER

Project

USGS_SOFIA > South Florida Information Access

Quality All verified and accepted data points are included in the files for each area.

Horizontal positions are established by GPS observations and are referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The desired horizontal accuracy is +/- 15 centimeters. This level of accuracy is consistent with GPS differential techniques which use two stations - a high-quality ...

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated for products derived from these data.

Ancillary Keywords

Okeechobee County

Palm Beach County

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

SOUTH FLORIDA INFORMATION ACCESS, FLORIDA INTEGRATED SCIENCE CENTER, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Data Center URL: http://sofia.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: HEATHER S. HENKEL Phone: 727.803.8747 ext. 3028 Fax: 727.803.2032 Email: hhenkel at usgs.gov Contact Address: USGS-FISC-St. Petersburg 600 Fourth St. South City: St. Petersburg Province or State: FL Postal Code: 33701 Country: USA