DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9RV0KXH
OT Collection ID: OT.022023.26910.4
OT Collection Name: USFS Moonlight Fire Lidar, CA 2013
Short Name: CA13_Moon
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.022023.26910.4
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.022023.26910.4

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.022023.26910.4
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.022023.26910.4


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Collection Overview: Lidar was collected over the Moonlight Fire region of the Plumas National Forests in California between August 3rd and August 15th 2013 for the USFS Pacific Region. This dataset was collected to aid the USFS in assessing the topographic and geophysical properties of the study area to support planning and development for fire rehabilitation and restoration efforts. This dataset covers over 130,000 acres ( over ~529 km2)

Dataset Acknowledgement: Data were collected by the US Forest Service using public funds and can be freely used in the public domain

Dataset Citation: U.S. Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing Lab Information Management Staff. (2023). USFS Moonlight Fire Lidar, CA 2013. Collected by Watershed Sciences, Inc. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9RV0KXH. Accessed: 2024-12-22

Use License: CC0 1.0

Dataset Keywords: BurnPro3D,California, fire, Moonlight, Plumas, ecology, topography, wildlife,USFS

Survey Date: 08/03/2013 - 08/15/2013
Publication Date: 02/22/2023

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. United States Forest Service
	Role: Contact
	Url: Not Available.

	2. Watershed Sciences, Inc
	Role: Collector
	Url: https://www.nv5.com/geospatial/

	3. United States Forest Service
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/


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Total number of points: 6,606,890,745 pts

Area: 529.69 km^2

Point Density: 12.47 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 5,387,374,019
	Class 2 - Ground: 1,122,384,344
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 10,079,498
	Class 11 - Road Surface: 87,052,884
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 10N Meters [EPSG: 26910]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://object.cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/CA13_Moon_metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: https://portal.opentopography.org/lasReport?opentopoID=OTLAS.022023.26910.4

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.022023.26910.4&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 40.32118589168648°
	South: 40.04336587162302°
	East: -120.54805221010562°
	West: -120.89828804447694°