DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G95Q4T79
OT Collection ID: OT.052019.6340.1
OT Collection Name: Erosion and sedimentation within the Kern River Canyon, CA
Short Name: CA16_Krugh
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.052019.6340.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.052019.6340.1

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.052019.6340.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.052019.6340.1


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Collection Overview: This lidar dataset was collected for William Krugh at California State University, Bakersfield as part of the Center for Climate and Natural Resource Solutions for Water-limited Regions project.  This project is part of NSF's  Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program.  Roughly 252 km2 of data were collected over the Kern River Canyon east of Bakersfield, CA.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). NCALM funding provided by NSF's Division of Earth Sciences, Instrumentation and Facilities Program. EAR-1339015.

Dataset Citation: Krugh, W. (2019). Erosion and sedimentation within the Kern River Canyon, CA. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography.  https://doi.org/10.5069/G95Q4T79.. Accessed: 2024-12-22

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar, sierra nevada, sedimentation, erosion, water, california

Survey Date: 10/09/2016 - 10/10/2016
Publication Date: 05/24/2019

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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: 5,876,132,749 pts

Area: 252.04 km^2

Point Density: 23.31 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 4,786,783,000
	Class 2 - Ground: 1,089,349,749
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010) / UTM Zone 11N Meters [EPSG: 6340]
	Vertical: NAVD88 [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/CA16_Krugh_Metadata.zip

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/CA16_Krugh.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.052019.6340.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 35.6578349864147°
	South: 35.4004397700604°
	East: -118.438161536294°
	West: -118.858138990072°