DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9ZK5DMD
OT Collection ID: OT.012013.26913.2
OT Collection Name: White Sands National Monument, NM: LiDAR Survey of Dune Fields (Sept 2009)
Short Name: NM09_09Kocurek
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.012013.26913.2
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.012013.26913.2


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Collection Overview: NCALM Project. PI: Gary Kocurek, University of Texas at Austin. The survey area is a rectangular polygon on the White Sands National Monument, lying west of Holloman Air Force Base NM and enclosing 59 square kilometers. This dune field has been repeatedly surveyed in January 2009 and June 2010.Publications associated with this dataset can be found at NCALM's Data Tracking Center

Dataset Acknowledgement: Lidar data acquisition and processing completed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM - https://ncalm.cive.uh.edu). NCALM funding provided by NSF's Division of Earth Sciences, Instrumentation and Facilities Program. EAR-1043051.

Dataset Citation: White Sands National Monument, NM: LiDAR Survey of Dune Fields (Sept 2009). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9ZK5DMD . Accessed: 2024-12-22

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar

Survey Date: 09/26/2009
Publication Date: 01/28/2013

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
	Role: Collector
	Url: https://ncalm.cive.uh.edu/

	2. National Science Foundation
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://nsf.gov/


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Total number of points: 331,941,355 pts

Area: 59 km^2

Point Density: 5.63 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 331,941,340
	Class 6 - Building: 15
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 13N Meters [EPSG: 26913]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/NCALM/NCALM Report Kocurek_WhiteSands_2009.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/NM09_09Kocurek.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.012013.26913.2&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 32.8707305650961°
	South: 32.7973327632695°
	East: -106.185945453977°
	West: -106.324976411846°