DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9MS3QNS
OT Collection ID: OT.022012.26914.1
OT Collection Name: Canyon Lake Gorge, TX: Mechanics of Megaflood Erosion
Short Name: TX10Scheingross
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.022012.26914.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.022012.26914.1


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Collection Overview: NCALM Seed Project. PI: Joel Scheingross, Caltech. The survey area consists of a rectangular polygon located at the Canyon Lake Gorge, Canyon Lake, TX. The area of interest totals 8 square kilometers. The data were collected to study the mechanics of megaflood erosion at Canyon Lake Gorge.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: Canyon Lake Gorge, TX: Mechanics of Megaflood Erosion. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9MS3QNS . Accessed: 2024-12-22

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar

Survey Date: 10/05/2010
Publication Date: 02/27/2012

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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: 49,009,395 pts

Area: 9.2 km^2

Point Density: 5.30 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 24,782,055
	Class 2 - Ground: 24,227,340
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 14N Meters [EPSG: 26914]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/NCALM/NCALMReport_Scheingross_2010.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/TX10Scheingross.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.022012.26914.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 29.8722689509408°
	South: 29.8494066664706°
	East: -98.16140065498459°
	West: -98.2028527721878°