DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9TT4NWP
OT Collection ID: OT.012013.26986.1
OT Collection Name: Plum Island, MA
Short Name: MA05_Valentine
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.012013.26986.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.012013.26986.1

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.012013.26986.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.012013.26986.1

	3. Google Earth Image Overlays
		opentopoID: OTGE.012013.26986.1
		Download: https://portal.opentopography.orghttps://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/files/PlumIsland_MA.kml


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Collection Overview: NCALM Project. PI: Vinton Valentine, Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory. The survey area is an irregular polygon (148 square kilometers) at the Plum Island River in northeast Massachusetts. The eastern third of the polygon was flown on Monday April 18, 2005. The central third was flown early Tuesday morning April 19, 2005 and the last third (the Parker River area) was flown on the afternoon of the 19th.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: Plum Island, MA. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9TT4NWP . Accessed: 2024-12-22

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar

Survey Date: 03/18/2005 - 03/19/2005
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: 283,918,292 pts

Area: 148 km^2

Point Density: 1.92 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 134,645,393
	Class 2 - Ground: 149,272,899
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: MA-Mainland State Plane (CORS96) [EPSG: 26986]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/NCALM/MA05_Valentine.zip

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/MA05_Valentine.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.012013.26986.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 42.809796°
	South: 42.647469°
	East: -70.74246°
	West: -70.961522°