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    • Lidar Elevation

    Metadata Updated: February 10, 2025

    Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) is a technology used to create high-resolution models of ground elevation with a vertical accuracy of 10 centimeters (4 inches).  rnrnFEMA collects lidar elevation data to support flood mapping. USGS is the primary Federal steward of lidar data. FEMA archives lidar data for FEMA projects where USGS does not manage the Lidar data collection. rnrnDatapoints include ground elevation models and vertical metrics for ground elevation.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Metadata Created Date February 10, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 10, 2025

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    Harvested from DHS datajson source

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 10, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 10, 2025
    Publisher FEMA/Resilience/Risk Management Directorate
    Maintainer
    Identifier FEMA-0619
    Data Last Modified 2025-02-03T14:11:54-05:00
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 024:070
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Harvest Object Id 9f1acf95-be76-4aba-9302-26dd5d185c4d
    Harvest Source Id 803bdba9-bfcb-453c-ae2a-ed81f240ff5a
    Harvest Source Title DHS datajson source
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 024:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 136cf99c14e0c2b18757833033a5de5351de2338df259768df173adfd5ad08fc
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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