Nebraska Statewide Elevation Program Workgroup

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Nebraska Statewide Elevation Program Workgroup

Goals

The overall goal is to facilitate the acquisition, maintenance, and sharing of a statewide elevation dataset by developing standards and specifications for LiDAR point clouds and derivative products. This program will further develop alternatives for systematic and cost-effective acquisition of these products, and define a program of stewardship for managing and publishing the data.

Current LiDAR Coverage

State of Nebraska LiDAR Coverage Map - Red lines are under contract, black lines are NE Eastern Nebraska Urban Area; Project Names are the shaded areas: dark blue-green is ARRA_USGS_North_Platte, medium blue-green is Eastern Nebraska, lighter blue-green is Elkhorn River USACE, light blue-green is NIROC, green is Nebraska 2012, light green is Nebraska 2011, yellow-green is Nebraska 2013-2014, yellow is Nebraska 2013-2014 Extra Process, yellow-orange is Nebraska 2015-2016, orange is North Platte River USACE, darker orange is Prairie Creek, dark orange is Sandhills, red-orange is South Central Nebraska, dark red-orange is South Platte BAA, darker red-orange is Valentine NWR

Status

The state has complete LiDAR coverage, and areas are being recollected to refresh the data and to make sure all the LiDAR data for the state is at a QL2 level. If there are partners who want to help with the cost for specific areas, please contact someone on the GIS council or the Nebraska State GIS Coordinator.

Nebraska LiDAR Collection Status Application (Web App)

Standards and Guidelines

Elevation Acquisition using LiDAR Standards (NITC 3-203)
Geospatial Metadata Standard (NITC 3-201)

Program Resources