DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G94M92GW
OT Collection ID: OT.062012.26917.1
OT Collection Name: Apopka, FL: Using LiDAR to Identify Optimal Gopher Tortoise habitat
Short Name: FL11_Catano
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.062012.26917.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.062012.26917.1

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.062012.26917.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.062012.26917.1


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Collection Overview: NCALM Seed. PI: Chris Catano, University of Central Florida. The survey area covers 49 square kilometers of the Wekiwa Springs State Park near Apopka, Florida. The data were collected to identify optimal habitat for the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus).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: Apopka, FL: Using LiDAR to Identify Optimal Gopher Tortoise habitat. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G94M92GW . Accessed: 2024-12-22

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: Florida, lidar

Survey Date: 06/25/2011
Publication Date: 06/26/2012

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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: 329,835,902 pts

Area: 49 km^2

Point Density: 6.73 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 280,537,059
	Class 2 - Ground: 49,293,940
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 4,903
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 17N Meters [EPSG: 26917]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 09) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/NCALM/NCALM_Metadata_2011_S002_176_Catano.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/FL11_Catano.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.062012.26917.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 28.7826961887744°
	South: 28.7013217447525°
	East: -81.4429331250482°
	West: -81.5111646287382°