2025 Lake Erie (Shoreline)

Lake Erie shoreline in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: Lidar LAS and DEM (IMG format), Intensity (TIFF format)
  • Quality Level: 10 ppsm, equitable to QL0
  • Overlap: COMING SOON!
  • Tiling Scheme: 2,500’ x 2,500’ tiles
  • Vendors: COMING SOON!
  • Specifications: COMING SOON!
  • Extent: Appoximately 33 square miles - buffered 250 meters on the lake side and 500 meters into the land, and including the entirety of Presque Isle State Park.
  • Code Class Definition
    COMING SOON! COMING SOON!

2024 USGS 3DEP (NRCS) (17 counties)

Lycoming, Sullivan, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Berks, Lebanon, Dauphin, Allegheny, York, Cumberland, Franklin, Adams, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: COMING SOON!
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off (spring and fall)

    Spring: Lycoming, Sullivan, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Berks, Lebanon, Dauphin, Allegheny.

    Fall: York, Cumberland, Franklin, Adams, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks.
  • Overlap: COMING SOON!
  • Tiling Scheme: COMING SOON!
  • Vendors: COMING SOON!
  • Code Class Definition
    COMING SOON! COMING SOON!

2022 Philadelphia (1 county)

Philadelphia county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Hillshade, Contours (1-foot)
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off with a point density of 8 points per square meter (16 points per square meter over the center of the city).
  • Overlap: Unknown
  • Tiling Scheme: Unknown
  • Vendors: Eagleview / Merrick
  • Specifications: ASPRS LAS v1.4 R-15. Optech Galaxy T2000 lidar sensors. Data collection occurred on March 29, 2022.
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unclassified
    2 Bare-earth Ground
    7 Low Point (noise)
    8 Low Point (noise)
    9 Water
    17 Bridge Decks
    18 High Noise
    20 Ignored Ground (breakline proximity)
  • Project Report

2020 Stone Valley Experimental Forest (PSU)

Stone Valley Experimental Forest in a portion of Huntingdon county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS (Leaf-on), LAS (Leaf-off), DEM (10 cm Hydro-flattened), Hillshade (10 cm), DSM, Intensity, Contours (1-foot).
  • Quality Level: QL0 - collected both leaf-off and leaf-on. Leaf-off has a 0.18 meter point spacing with 31.2 points per square meter. Leaf-on has a 0.18 meter point spacing with 30.8 points per square meter.
  • Overlap: 50% (Overlap Flag)
  • Tiling Scheme: 900 meter x 900 meter
  • Vendors: NV5
  • Specifications: Riegl VQ1560i sensor used for data collection. Leaf-off collected March 22, 2020. Leaf-on collected July 2, 2020. Seven ground control points that were used to calibrate the LiDAR.
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Processed, but Unclassified
    2 Bare Earth
    5 High Vegetation (> 18 inches above ground)
    6 Buildings
    7 Low Noise
    14 Bridges
  • Project Report

2020 USGS 3DEP (Allegheny National Forest QL1)

portions of the Allegheny National Forest in portions of Warren county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, 1.25-foot DEM (hydro-flattened), Intensity, Contours (1-foot).
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off with a 0.35 meter point spacing.
  • Overlap: Overlap Flag.
  • Tiling Scheme: 5,000 foot x 5,000 foot (LAS, Intensity).
    10,000 foot x 10,000 foot (DEMs).
  • Vendors: NV5 Geospatial, powered by Quantum Spatial
  • Specifications: ASPRS LAS v1.4, USGS LAS v2.1. Collected April 24, 2020 to April 27, 2020 (3 lifts), while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels.
  • Code Class Definition
    0 Never Classified
    1 Processed, but Unclassified
    2 Bare Earth
    3 Low Vegetation
    4 Medium Vegetation
    5 High Vegetation
    6 Building
    7 Low Noise
    8 Model Key/Reserved
    9 Water
    17 Bridge Deck
    18 High Noise
    20 Ignored Ground
    22 Temporal Exclusion
  • Project Report    Delivery Report

2020 USGS 3DEP (NRCS and FEMA) (20 counties)

Erie, Crawford, Warren, Mercer, Venango, Forest, Lawrence, Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Jefferson, Indiana, Cambria, Beaver, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Greene, Fayette, and Somerset counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, 2-foot DEM (hydro-flattened), 2-foot Intensity, Contours (1-foot).
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off with a 0.71 meter point spacing.
  • Overlap: Overlap Flag.
  • Tiling Scheme: 5,000 foot x 5,000 foot (LAS, Intensity).
    10,000 foot x 10,000 foot (DEMs).
  • Vendors: NV5 Geospatial, powered by Quantum Spatial
  • Specifications: ASPRS LAS v1.4, USGS LAS v2.1. North zone data collected December 8, 2019 to May 2, 2020 (34 lifts). South zone data collected November 18, 2019 to March 22, 2020 (38 lifts). All data collected while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels.
  • Code Class Definition
    0 Never Classified
    1 Processed, but Unclassified
    2 Bare Earth
    7 Low Noise
    9 Water
    17 Bridge Deck
    18 High Noise
    20 Ignored Ground
    22 Temporal Exclusion
  • Project Report (North)      Delivery Report (North)
  • Project Report (South)      Delivery Report (South)

2019 USGS 3DEP (Allegheny National Forest QL1)

portions of the Clarion River and Allegheny National Forest in portions of Elk, Warren, and McKean counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, 1.25-foot DEM (hydro-flattened), 2-foot Intensity, Contours (1-foot).
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off with a 0.35 meter point spacing and a point density of 8 points per square meter.
  • Overlap: 60% Overlap Flag.
  • Tiling Scheme: 5,000 foot x 5,000 foot (LAS).
    10,000 foot x 10,000 foot (DEMs, Intensity).
  • Vendors: Quantum Spatial
  • Specifications: ASPRS LAS v1.4, USGS LAS v2.1. Data collected between March 20, 2019 to November 23, 2019 (80 lifts). All data collected while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels.
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Processed, but Unclassified
    2 Bare Earth
    7 Low Noise
    9 Water
    17 Bridge Deck
    18 High Noise
    20 Ignored Ground
    21 Snow
    22 Temporal Exclusion
  • Project Report       Delivery Report

2019 USGS 3DEP (Elevation Working Group, NRCS) (22 counties)

Fulton, Bedford, Blair, Huntingdon, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, 1.25-foot DEM (hydro-flattened), 2-foot Intensity, Contours (1-foot).
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off with a 0.71 meter point spacing and a point density of 2 points per square meter.
  • Overlap: 30% Overlap Flag.
  • Tiling Scheme: 5,000 foot x 5,000 foot (LAS).
    10,000 foot x 10,000 foot (DEMs, Intensity).
  • Vendors: Quantum Spatial
  • Specifications: ASPRS LAS v1.4, USGS LAS v2.1. Data collected between March 20, 2019 to November 23, 2019 (80 lifts). All data collected while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels.
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Processed, but Unclassified
    2 Bare Earth
    7 Low Noise
    9 Water
    17 Bridge Deck
    18 High Noise
    20 Ignored Ground
    21 Snow
    22 Temporal Exclusion
  • Project Report       Delivery Report (North)       Delivery Report (South)

2018 Sullivan County QL1 Sample

portion of Sullivan County in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, DSM, Intensity.
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off (April 11) with a 0.35 meter point spacing, maximum of 7 returns.
  • Overlap: 30% (overlap flag).
  • Tiling Scheme: 1,000 meter x 1,000 meter tiles with labels derived from the southwest corner of each tile.
  • Vendors: Quantum Spatial
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Default
    2 Ground
    7 Low Point (noise)
    17 Bridge Deck

2018 Philadelphia

Philadelphia county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Contours.
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off (April) with a point density of 8 points per square meter, maximum of 5 returns.
  • Overlap: 40% (class 12).
  • Tiling Scheme: 2,640 foot x 2,640 foot tiles with labels named xxxxxEyyyyyN representing the northing (N) and easting (E) coordinates of the tile in state plane feet.
  • Vendors: Unknown
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    3 Low Vegetation
    4 Medium Vegetation
    5 High Vegetation
    6 Buildings
    7 Noise
    9 Water
    10 Rail
    12 Overlap
    17 Bridge Deck

2017 USGS 3DEP (Wyoming Valley Sewer Authority)

portions of Luzerne, Wyoming, and Lackawanna counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off with a 0.35 meter point spacing, unlimited returns per pulse.
  • Overlap: 25% (overlap flag).
  • Tiling Scheme: 1,500 foot x 1,500 foot tiles with U.S. National Grid tile labels, tile name derived from the southwest corner of each tile.
  • Vendors: Woolpert
  • Specifications: ASPRS LAS v1.4. Data collected between November 23, 2017 to December 8, 2017 (9 missions).
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unclassified
    2 Bare Earth Ground
    7 Low Noise
    9 Water
    10 Ignored Ground
    17 Bridge Decks
    18 High Noise
  • Project Report

2017 USGS 3DEP (NRCS) (17 counties)

Lebanon, Berks, Schuylkill, Luzerne, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan, Lycoming, Union, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Cumberland, Adams, and Franklin counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off with a 0.61, 0.58, 0.73, and 0.61 meter point spacing and point density of 2.73, 2.95, 3.24, and 2.77 points per square meter.
  • Overlap: 19% (Overlap Flag)
  • Tiling Scheme: 1,500 meter x 1,500 meter tiles with U.S. National Grid tile labels, tile name derived from the southwest corner of each tile.
  • Vendors: Quantum Spatial
  • Specifications: ASPRS LAS v1.4. Data collected between November 21, 2017 to December 21, 2017 (40 lifts). For the three add-on counties, data collected between December 2, 2017 to April 13, 2018 (20 lifts).
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Processed, but Unclassified
    2 Bare-Earth Ground
    7 Low Noise
    9 In-land Water
    17 Bridge Decks
    18 High Noise
    20 Ignored Ground
    21 Snow (Where identifiable)
    22 Temporal Exclusion (Where applicable)
  • Project Report       Delivery Report
  • Project Report (3-county add-on)       Delivery Report (3-county add-on)

2017 Penn State Campus

Penn State University campus (portion of Centre County) in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off (April 4) with a 0.5 meter point spacing and a point density of 4 points per square meter, maximum of 5 returns.
  • Overlap: 25% (classes 17 and 18)
  • Tiling Scheme: 1,250 foot x 1,250 foot tiles with tiles named as sequential, unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
  • Vendors: Woolpert
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Default
    2 Ground
    3 Low Vegetation
    4 Medium Vegetation
    5 High Vegetation
    6 Building
    7 Noise
    17 Overlap Default
    18 Overlap Ground

2017 Fort Indiantown Gap

Fort Indiantown Gap in portions of Dauphin and Lebanon counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Slope, Hillshade, Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off (March 29) with a point density of 4.179 points per square meter, maximum of 5 returns.
  • Overlap: unknown which is not flagged or otherwise classified.
  • Tiling Scheme: 1 km x 1 km tiles with U.S. National Grid tile labels, tile name derived from the northwest corner of each tile.
  • Vendors: Continential Mapping Consultants / Keystone Aerial Surveys
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unclassified

2016 City of Allentown

city of Allentown in a portion of Lehigh County in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Intensity, Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL1 - collected leaf-off (March 26) with a 0.35 meter point spacing and a point density of 2 points per square meter, maximum of 9 returns.
  • Overlap: 25% (overlap flag).
  • Tiling Scheme: 2,500 foot x 2,500 foot tiles with labels derived from client-provided naming schema.
  • Vendors: Quantum Spatial
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    7 Noise
    9 Water
    10 Ignored Ground (3' buffer of hydro features)
    17 Bridge Deck
    18 High Noise

2016 Dauphin County

Dauphin County in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Intensity, Terrain, Breaklines, Contours.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off (March 24-26) with point spacing of 0.7 meters and a point density of 2.26 points per square meter, maximum of 5 returns.
  • Overlap: 40% (overlap flag).
  • Tiling Scheme: 5,000 foot x 5,000 foot tiles (quarter-tiles of PAMAP) with labels named yyyyxxxxPAd where yyyy=first 4 digits of northing coor for tile's NW corner xxxx=first 4 digits of easting coor for tile's NW corner PA=state identifier d=state plane zone (north or south)
  • Vendors: Quantum Spatial
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    7 Noise
    8 Model Key
    9 Water
    10 Rail
    17 Bridge Deck
    18 High Noise

2015 Lake Erie Watershed

Lake Erie watershed in Pennsylvania, including portions of Erie and Crawford counties
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Intensity, Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off (three missions between April 29 and May 7) with point spacing of 0.7 meters and a point density of 2 points per square meter, maximum of 6 returns.
  • Overlap: 30% (classes 17 and 18).
  • Tiling Scheme: 2,500 foot x 2,500 foot tiles with labels named xxxyyy representing easting and northing coordinates in state plane (N) feet of southwest corner of tile.
  • Vendors: Woolpert
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Default
    2 Ground
    3 Low Vegetation
    4 Medium Vegetation
    5 High Vegetation
    6 Buildings
    7 Low Point (noise)
    17 Overlap Default
    18 Overlap Ground

2015 Philadelphia

philadelphia county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, Hillshade, DEM, Contours, Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off (April 18-19, 22, and 25) with a 0.7 meter point spacing and point density of 2 points per square meter, maximum of 4 returns.
  • Overlap: unknown percentage, which is not flagged or otherwise classified.
  • Tiling Scheme: 2,400 foot x 2,400 foot tiles using labels that are sequential, unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
  • Vendors: Unknown
  • Code Class Definition
    0 Never Classified
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    7 Noise
    10 Rail
    13 Wired Guard

2015 Penn State Campus

Penn State University campus (portion of Centre County) in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off (April 13) with a 0.5 meter point spacing and a point density of 4 points per square meter, maximum of 7 returns.
  • Overlap: 25% (classes 17 and 18)
  • Tiling Scheme: 1,250 foot x 1,250 foot tiles with tiles named as sequential, unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
  • Vendors: Woolpert
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Default
    2 Ground
    3 Low Vegetation
    4 Medium Vegetation
    5 High Vegetation
    6 Building
    7 Noise
    17 Overlap Default
    18 Overlap Ground

2015 Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)

Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Buck counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Breaklines, Intensity.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off (spring) with a 0.7 meter point spacing and a point density of 2 points per square meter, maximum of 6 returns.
  • Overlap: 30% (overlap flag)
  • Tiling Scheme: 1,500 meter x 1,500 meter with U.S. National Grid tile labels, tile name derived from the southwest corner of each tile.
  • Vendors: Quantum Spatial
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unclassified
    2 Ground
    7 Low Point (noise)
    9 Water
    10 Rail
    17 Bridge Deck

2015 Allegheny County

Allegheny county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, Contours, Breaklines, Terrain, Hillshade, DSM, DEM.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off with a point density of 2 points per square meter, maximum of 4 returns.
  • Overlap: 30% (class 12)
  • Tiling Scheme: 0.5 mile x 0.5 mile with tile names derived from the southwest corner of each tile.
  • Vendors: Pictometry
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    6 Building
    7 Noise
    9 Water
    12 Overlap Points

2014 Hurricane Sandy (MD/PA)

chester county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Intensity.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off (December) with point spacing of 0.7 meters and a point density of 2 points per square meter, maximum of 6 returns.
  • Overlap: 25% (classes 17 and 18).
  • Tiling Scheme: 1,500 meter x 1,500 meter tiles with U.S. National Grid tile labels, tile name derived from the southwest corner of each tile.
  • Vendors: Woolpert
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    7 Noise
    9 Water
    10 Ignored Ground
    17 Overlap Default
    18 Overlap Ground

2014 Hurricane Sandy (NJ/PA)

York and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Intensity.
  • Quality Level: QL2 - collected leaf-off (Nov 25 - Dec 27) with point spacing of 0.7 meters and a point density of 2 points per square meter, maximum of 7 returns.
  • Overlap: unknown percentage, which is not flagged or otherwise classified.
  • Tiling Scheme: 1,500 meter x 1,500 meter tiles with U.S. National Grid tile labels, tile name derived from the southwest corner of each tile.
  • Vendors: Furgo
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    7 Noise
    9 Water
    10 Ignored Ground

2012 Lake Erie Watershed

Lake Erie watershed in Pennsylvania, including portions of Erie and Crawford counties
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM.
  • Quality Level: QL3 - collected leaf-off (November 11, 18) with point spacing of 1.0 meters and a point density of 1 point per square meter, maximum of 5 returns.
  • Overlap: 30% (classes 17 and 18).
  • Tiling Scheme: 2,500 foot x 2,500 foot tiles with labels named xxxyyy representing easting and northing coordinates in state plane (N) feet of southwest corner of tile.
  • Vendors: Woolpert
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Default
    2 Ground
    7 Noise
    17 Overlap Default
    18 Overlap Ground

2010 Philadelphia

philadelphia county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL3 - collected leaf-off (April 1-3 and 5-8) with a 1.0 meter point spacing and point density of 1 point per square meter, maximum of 4 returns.
  • Overlap: unknown percentage, which is not flagged or otherwise classified.
  • Tiling Scheme: 2,400 foot x 2,400 foot tiles using labels that are sequential, unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
  • Vendors: Pictometry
  • Code Class Definition
    0 Never Classified
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    7 Noise
    10 Rail
    13 Wired Guard

2008 Philadelphia

philadelphia county in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL3 - collected leaf-off (April 1-3 and 5-8) with a 1.0 meter point spacing and point density of 1 point per square meter, maximum of 4 returns.
  • Overlap: unknown percentage, which is not flagged or otherwise classified.
  • Tiling Scheme: 1 mile x 1 mile tiles using labels that are sequential, unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
  • Vendors: Pictometry
  • Code Class Definition
    0 Never Classified
    1 Unassigned
    2 Ground
    4 Medium Vegetation
    10 Rail

2008 PAMAP (24 counties)

Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike, Sullivan, Wyoming, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, York, Lancaster, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Contours (2 foot), Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL3 - collected leaf-off with a 1.4 meter point spacing, maximum of 4 returns.
  • Overlap: 30% which is not flagged or otherwise classified.
  • Tiling Scheme: 10,000 foot x 10,000 foot tiles labeled yyyyxxxxPAd where yyyy is the first 4 digits of the tile's northwest corner northing coordinate, xxxx is the first 4 digits of the tile's northwest corner easting coordinate, PA is the state identifier, and d is the state plane zone (north or south).
  • Vendors: Photo Science, Woolpert, LandAir, Kucera, EarthData
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Default-points that are a mixture of the remaining points after the ground classification and would contain bridges, overpasses, buildings, cars, parts of vegetation, etc.
    2 Ground-the bare earth surface.
    8 Model Key-the educated, thinned points to represent the final bare earth surface, the points used to generate the final contours.
    9 Water-points inside hydrographic features.
    12 Non-Ground-points identified as first of many returns or intermediate of many returns from the LIDAR pulse, most likely vegetation returns or points identified to be not on the ground surface.
    15 Road Edges-points that fall within +/-1.5' of road break lines.

2007 PAMAP (21 counties)

Erie, Crawford, Warren, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Clinton, Lycoming, Lackawanna, Union, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, Huntingdon, Fulton, Bedford, and Somerset counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Contours (2 foot), Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL3 - collected leaf-off with a 1.4 meter point spacing, maximum of 4 returns.
  • Overlap: 30% which is not flagged or otherwise classified.
  • Tiling Scheme: 10,000 foot x 10,000 foot tiles labeled yyyyxxxxPAd where yyyy is the first 4 digits of the tile's northwest corner northing coordinate, xxxx is the first 4 digits of the tile's northwest corner easting coordinate, PA is the state identifier, and d is the state plane zone (north or south).
  • Vendors: Photo Science, Woolpert, LandAir, Kucera, EarthData
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Default-points that are a mixture of the remaining points after the ground classification and would contain bridges, overpasses, buildings, cars, parts of vegetation, etc.
    2 Ground-the bare earth surface.
    8 Model Key-the educated, thinned points to represent the final bare earth surface, the points used to generate the final contours.
    9 Water-points inside hydrographic features.
    12 Non-Ground-points identified as first of many returns or intermediate of many returns from the LIDAR pulse, most likely vegetation returns or points identified to be not on the ground surface.
    15 Road Edges-points that fall within +/-1.5' of road break lines.

2006 PAMAP (22 counties)

Greene, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Clarion, Forest, Elk, Cameron, Jefferson, Clearfield, Centre, Armstrong, Indiana, Cambria, Blair, and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania
  • Deliverables: LAS, DEM, Contours (2 foot), Breaklines.
  • Quality Level: QL3 - collected leaf-off with a 1.4 meter point spacing, maximum of 4 returns.
  • Overlap: 30% which is not flagged or otherwise classified.
  • Tiling Scheme: 10,000 foot x 10,000 foot tiles labeled yyyyxxxxPAd where yyyy is the first 4 digits of the tile's northwest corner northing coordinate, xxxx is the first 4 digits of the tile's northwest corner easting coordinate, PA is the state identifier, and d is the state plane zone (north or south).
  • Vendors: Photo Science, Woolpert, LandAir, Kucera, EarthData
  • Code Class Definition
    1 Default-points that are a mixture of the remaining points after the ground classification and would contain bridges, overpasses, buildings, cars, parts of vegetation, etc.
    2 Ground-the bare earth surface.
    8 Model Key-the educated, thinned points to represent the final bare earth surface, the points used to generate the final contours.
    9 Water-points inside hydrographic features.
    12 Non-Ground-points identified as first of many returns or intermediate of many returns from the LIDAR pulse, most likely vegetation returns or points identified to be not on the ground surface.
    15 Road Edges-points that fall within +/-1.5' of road break lines.