DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G95T3HFX
OT Collection ID: OT.052015.32611.1
OT Collection Name: Poleta Folds, southern Deep Springs Valley, California
Short Name: POLETA
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.052015.32611.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.052015.32611.1

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.052015.32611.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.052015.32611.1


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Collection Overview: These data cover a popular area for field geologic mapping courses called the Poleta Folds. The area is at the southern end of Deep Springs Valley, southeast of Bishop, CA. The purpose of collecting the data was to provide a good topographic base map for students to learn to map complex geologic structures.

Dataset Acknowledgement: Data collected for educational purposes and funded by Central Washington University, Caltech, CSU-Sacramento, Oregon State University, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, and Western Washington University.

Dataset Citation: Poleta Folds, southern Deep Springs Valley, California. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G95T3HFX . Accessed: 2024-12-26

Use License: Not Provided

Dataset Keywords: folds, faults, structures, Cambrian, basin and range, lidar

Survey Date: 02/01/2014
Publication Date: 05/21/2015

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. University of Alaska Fairbanks- Dr. Chris Larsen
	Role: Collector
	Url: http://fairweather.alaska.edu/chris/index.html

	2. Central Washington University
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://www.geology.cwu.edu/

	3. California Institute of Technology
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.caltech.edu/

	4. Sacramento State University
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.csus.edu/geology/

	5. Oregon State University
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://geology.okstate.edu/

	6. University of California, Davis, KeckCAVES
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://keckcaves.org/

	7. University of California, Los Angeles
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://epss.ucla.edu/graduate/geology/

	8. University of California, Santa Cruz
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://eps.ucsc.edu/

	9. Western Washington Univesity
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://cse.wwu.edu/geology

	10. White Mountain Research Center
	Role: Partner
	Url: https://www.wmrc.edu/


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Total number of points: 41,604,637 pts

Area: 47 km^2

Point Density: 0.89 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 0 - Never classified: 41,604,637
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: WGS84 / UTM Zone 11N Meters [EPSG: 32611]
	Vertical: Ellipsoid

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

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

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.052015.32611.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 37.3255695246386°
	South: 37.0012019441369°
	East: -118.068826759762°
	West: -118.138459854726°