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    This document outlines standards for digital elevation models produced by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Mapping Program. It provides instructions on specifications, quality control, and changes to the standards over time. Sections cover general guidelines, specifications for DEM data, and quality control procedures. The appendices list data elements and provide details on changes made in updates from 1993 to 1998 to improve data collection and integration.

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    National Mapping Program

    Technical Instructions

    Standards for
    Digital Elevation Models

    U. S. Department of the Interior


    U.S. Geological Survey
    National Mapping Division
    CONTENTS

    Date
    1. General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/97
    2. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/98
    3. Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/97

    Change Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/98


    Change Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/97
    Change Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/95
    Change Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/94
    Change Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/93

    1/98 ii
    SUMMARY OF CHANGES

    Change Notice 1/98


    Clarification for the collection of digital cell name abbreviations and
    specifically to no longer collect abbreviations for Canada and Mexico, caused a
    change to Part 2, Appendix 2-A.

    Change Notice 8/97


    Approval of variable horizontal grid resolutions from 1-meter to 30-meters and
    variable vertical elevation resolutions from decimal to whole units of meters or
    feet for 7.5-minute DEM data required changes to several sections and appendices.
    It is now required that shoreline elevations be set at least one vertical
    resolution unit higher than adjacent level water bodies. A new Level-4
    classification for electronic source imaging systems was added to Table 1-2. The
    need for four character year values required a change to Appendix 2-A data
    elements 20 and 21. All references to the “Defense Mapping Agency” (DMA) were
    changed to the “National Imagery Mapping Agency” (NIMA).

    Change Notice 11/95


    A requirement for edge matching was instituted to support the use of DEM’s as a
    source for digital orthophoto quadrangles. Record Type A; element 1, Process
    code; element 2, Origin code; element 3, DEM level code; element 4, Code defining
    elevation pattern; element 24, Data validation flag; and element 25, Suspect and
    void area flag were updated to reflect system terminology for describing current
    DEM production and validation processes. New fields were added for data element
    1, SE geographic corner; element 30, edge match flags; and element 31, vertical
    datum shift value. Part 2 is the only part affected.

    1/98 iii
    SUMMARY OF CHANGES Continued

    Change Notice 4/94


    This change notice was to clarify the conventions for the population of character
    versus numeric data into the DEM data records and applies specifically to the
    treatment of fields requiring blanks or zeros. No other special characters (back
    space, null, line feed, hard return, etc.) can be used for the purpose of
    representing blanks or zeros. Part 2 is the only affected section.

    Change Notice 8/93


    The branch of Product Distribution Policy and the Office of Information Services
    defined a policy that all digital elevation models in the NDCDB be archived and
    distributed on standard ANSI-labeled 9-track magnetic tape. Parts 1 and 2 are
    the affected parts.

    1/98 iv
    LIST OF PAGES

    A complete and current copy of the preliminary pages for the Standards for
    Digital Elevation Models consists of the pages (and most recent creation or
    revision dates) listed below.

    Page Date
    ii 1/98
    iii 1/98
    iv 1/98
    v 1/98

    1/98 v

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