These data were collected by Leading Edge Geomatics using a Riegl VQ-880-G II sensor. The data acqusition began January 20, 2019 through June 2, 2019. The data includes topobathy data in LAS 1.4 format classified as created, never classified (0); unclassified (1); ground (2); noise (7); bathymetric bottom (40); water surface (41); derived water surface (42); submerged object, not otherwise specified (e.g., wreck, rock, submerged piling) (43); International Hydrographic Organization S-57 object, not otherwise specified (44); no bottom found (bathymetric lidar point for which no detectable bottom return was received) (45); bathymetic bottom temporal changes (46) in accordance with project specifications.

These data were collected by Leading Edge Geomatics using a Riegl VQ-880-G II sensor. The data acqusition began January 20, 2019 through June 2, 2019. The data includes topobathy data in LAS 1.4 format classified as created, never classified (0); unclassified (1); ground (2); noise (7); bathymetric bottom (40); water surface (41); derived water surface (42); submerged object, not otherwise specified (e.g., wreck, rock, submerged piling) (43); International Hydrographic Organization S-57 object, not otherwise specified (44); no bottom found (bathymetric lidar point for which no detectable bottom return was received) (45); bathymetic bottom temporal changes (46) in accordance with project specifications.

These data were collected by Leading Edge Geomatics using a Riegl VQ-880-G II sensor. The data acqusition began January 20, 2019 through June 2, 2019. The data includes topobathy data in LAS 1.4 format classified as created, never classified (0); unclassified (1); ground (2); noise (7); bathymetric bottom (40); water surface (41); derived water surface (42); submerged object, not otherwise specified (e.g., wreck, rock, submerged piling) (43); International Hydrographic Organization S-57 object, not otherwise specified (44); no bottom found (bathymetric lidar point for which no detectable bottom return was received) (45); bathymetic bottom temporal changes (46) in accordance with project specifications.

These data were collected by Leading Edge Geomatics using a RIEGL VQ880-G / RIEGL VQ880-GII topobathymertic lidar system. The data were acquired from November 22, 2019 to December 20, 2019. The data include topobathy data in LAS 1.4 format classified as created, unclassified (1); ground (2); noise (low or high) (7); bathymetric bottom (40); water surface (41); derived water surface (42); submerged object (43); no bathymetric bottom found (45); and temporal (46) in accordance with project specifications. The project was delivered in two blocks: Block 1: The project consists of approximately 311 square miles of data within the Tampa Bay inlet, to include Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay and the Interbay Peninsula. This dataset contains 883 1000 m x 10000 m lidar tiles. The Block 1 delivery consists of 419 tiles for the eastern half of the AOI. Block 2: The project consists of approximately 311 square miles of data within the Tampa Bay inlet, to include Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, and the Interbay Peninsula. This dataset contains 905 1000 m x 1000 m lidar tiles. The Block 2 delivery consists of 486 tiles for the western half of the AOI.

NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1902 and MD1903 Topobathymetric lidar data were collected by NV5 Geospatial (NV5) using a Leica Chiroptera 4x system. The MD1903 acquisition spanned from 20191109-20191115 in 5 missions. The MD1902 acquisition spanned from 20191109-20191116 in 6 missions. The datasets include topobathymetric data in LAS format 1.4, point data record format 6, with the following classifications in accordance with project specifications and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) classification standards: 1 - unclassified 2 - ground 7 - noise 40 - bathymetric bottom or submerged topography 41 - water surface 43 - submerged feature 45 - water column 46 - overlap bathy bottom - temporally different from a separate lift 71 - unclassified associated with areas of overlap bathy bottom/temporal bathymetric differences 72 - ground associated with areas of overlap bathy bottom/temporal bathymetric differences 81 - water surface associated with areas of overlap bathy bottom/temporal bathymetric differences 85 - water column associated with areas of overlap bathy bottom/temporal bathymetric differences 1 Overlap - edge clip 1 Withheld- green sensor returns within topographic areas 42 Synthetic - synthetic water surface These data sets also includes lidar intensity values, number of returns, return number, time, and scan angle. The 100 m buffered NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1902 project area covers approximately 260.195 square kilometers in an area encompassing Severn River to Rhode River near Annapolis, Maryland. LAS files were compiled in 500 m x 500 m tiles. The MD1902 dataset is comprised of 1,460 - 500 m x 500 m LAS tiles. The 100 m buffered NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1903 project area covers approximately 260.195 square kilometers in an area encompassing West River to Dares Beach near Annapolis, Maryland. LAS files were compiled in 500 m x 500 m tiles. The MD1903 dataset is comprised of 1,569 - 500 m x 500 m LAS tiles.

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1804 Option 1 West 4 Topobathymetric lidar data were collected by NV5 Geospatial, Inc. (NV5) using a Riegl VQ-880-GH system. The Chesapeake Bay MD1804 Option 1 West 4 acquisition spanned from 20190312-20190419 in 9 missions. The Chesapeake Bay MD1804 Option 1 West 4 dataset includes Topobathymetric data in LAS format 1.4, point data record format 6, with the following classifications in accordance with project specifications and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) classification standards: 1 - unclassified 2 - ground 7 - noise 40 - bathymetric bottom or submerged topography 43 - submerged object 45 - water column 1 Overlap - edge clip This data set also includes lidar intensity values, number of returns, return number, time, and scan angle. The 100 meter buffered NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1804 Option 1 West 4 project area covers approximately 492.737 square kilometers of an area encompassing a portion of the Chesapeake Bay and the nearby census designated places of Solomons, California, Hollywood, Lusby, Broomes Island, and St Leonard, Maryland. LAS files were compiled in 500 m x 500 m tiles. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1804 Option 1 West 4 dataset is comprised of 2,593 - 500 m x 500 m LAS tiles.

These data were collected by Leading Edge Geomatics using a RIEGL VQ880-G / RIEGL VQ880-GII topobathymertic lidar system. The data were acquired from November 22, 2019 to December 20, 2019. The data include topobathy data in LAS 1.4 format classified as created, unclassified (1); ground (2); noise (low or high) (7); bathymetric bottom (40); water surface (41); derived water surface (42); submerged object (43); no bathymetric bottom found (45); and temporal (46) in accordance with project specifications. The project was delivered in two blocks: Block 1: The project consists of approximately 311 square miles of data within the Tampa Bay inlet, to include Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay and the Interbay Peninsula. This dataset contains 883 1000 m x 10000 m lidar tiles. The Block 1 delivery consists of 419 tiles for the eastern half of the AOI. Block 2: The project consists of approximately 311 square miles of data within the Tampa Bay inlet, to include Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, and the Interbay Peninsula. This dataset contains 905 1000 m x 1000 m lidar tiles. The Block 2 delivery consists of 486 tiles for the western half of the AOI.

NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1902 and MD1903 Topobathymetric lidar data were collected by NV5 Geospatial (NV5) using a Leica Chiroptera 4x system. The MD1903 acquisition spanned from 20191109-20191115 in 5 missions. The MD1902 acquisition spanned from 20191109-20191116 in 6 missions. The datasets include topobathymetric data in LAS format 1.4, point data record format 6, with the following classifications in accordance with project specifications and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) classification standards: 1 - unclassified 2 - ground 7 - noise 40 - bathymetric bottom or submerged topography 41 - water surface 43 - submerged feature 45 - water column 46 - overlap bathy bottom - temporally different from a separate lift 71 - unclassified associated with areas of overlap bathy bottom/temporal bathymetric differences 72 - ground associated with areas of overlap bathy bottom/temporal bathymetric differences 81 - water surface associated with areas of overlap bathy bottom/temporal bathymetric differences 85 - water column associated with areas of overlap bathy bottom/temporal bathymetric differences 1 Overlap - edge clip 1 Withheld- green sensor returns within topographic areas 42 Synthetic - synthetic water surface These data sets also includes lidar intensity values, number of returns, return number, time, and scan angle. The 100 meter buffered NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1902 project area covers approximately 260.195 square kilometers in an area encompassing Severn River to Rhode River near Annapolis, Maryland. LAS files were compiled in 500 m x 500 m tiles. The final classified lidar data were then transformed from ellipsoid to geoidal height (Geoid12b) and used to create 23 - 5,000 m x 5,000 m topobathymetric DEMs in GeoTIFF format with 1m pixel resolution. The 100 meter buffered NOAA Chesapeake Bay MD1903 project area covers approximately 273.518 square kilometers in an area encompassing West River to Dares Beach near Annapolis, Maryland. LAS files were compiled in 500 m x 500 m tiles. The final classified lidar data were then transformed from ellipsoid to geoidal height (Geoid12b) and used to create 18 - 5,000m x 5,000 m topobathymetric DEMs in GeoTIFF format with 1m pixel resolution.

These data were collected by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey Remote Sensing Division using a Riegl VQ880G system. The data were acquired from 20171010-20171027. The data includes topobathy data in an LAS 1.4 format file with possible classifications as 1 - unclassified, 2 - ground, 7 - topo noise, 26 - bathymetric bottom or submerged topography, 27 - water surface, and 29 - submerged object. This data set may also include lidar intensity values and encoded RGB image values.

These data were collected by NOAA using a Riegl VQ880G sensor. The data were acquired from May 11, 2016 through May 14, 2016. The data includes topobathy data in LAS 1.2 format classified as created, unclassified (1); ground (2); noise (7); bathymetric noise (22); water column (25); bathymetric bottom (26); water surface (27); International Hydrographic Organization S-57 object, not otherwise specified (30); in accordance with project specifications. The project consists of approximately 85 square miles of data along the shores of Boca Grande. This dataset contains 1,053 500 m x 500 m lidar tiles.