DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9RV0KMG
OT Collection ID: OT.032013.26918.3
OT Collection Name: LiDAR Survey of Parts of Potomac and Susquehanna Rivers
Short Name: VA05_Bierman
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.032013.26918.3
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.032013.26918.3

	2. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.032013.26918.3
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.032013.26918.3

	3. Google Earth Image Overlays
		opentopoID: OTGE.032013.26918.3
		Download: https://portal.opentopography.orghttps://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/files/Potomac_MD_Susquehana_PA.kml


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Collection Overview: NCALM Project. PI: Paul Bierman, University of Vermont. The survey area consisted of two polygons: 1) over a portion of the Potomac River in Washington D.C. enclosing 60 square km; and 2) over a portion of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania enclosing 23 square km. The Susquehanna survey took place on January 9, 2005 and the Potomac survey took place on January 11, 2005.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: LiDAR Survey of Parts of Potomac and Susquehanna Rivers. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9RV0KMG . Accessed: 2024-12-21

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar

Survey Date: 01/09/2005 - 01/11/2005
Publication Date: 03/27/2013

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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: 116,504,840 pts

Area: 85 km^2

Point Density: 1.37 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 79,907,927
	Class 2 - Ground: 36,596,913
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 18N Meters [EPSG: 26918]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/NCALM/VA04_Bierman_report.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/VA05_Bierman.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.032013.26918.3&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 39.8504680779527°
	South: 38.9542738348292°
	East: -76.25087520235°
	West: -77.3081242537509°