DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9MC8X7N
OT Collection ID: OT.062022.26911.1
OT Collection Name: USFS Kern Plateau Lidar, CA 2011
Short Name: CA11_Kern
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.062022.26911.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.062022.26911.1

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.062022.26911.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.062022.26911.1


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Collection Overview: Lidar data was collected over the Kern Plateau in the Sequoia National Forest, California for the USDA Forest Service between August 13th – 18th, 2011. The Kern Plateau project area covers over 134,00 acres (>544 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. (2022). USFS Kern Plateau Lidar, CA 2011. Collected by Watershed Sciences, Inc. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9MC8X7N. Accessed: 2024-12-22

Use License: CC0 1.0

Dataset Keywords: BurnPro3D,California, fire, Kern, Sequoia, topography, USFS

Survey Date: 08/13/2011 - 08/18/2011
Publication Date: 06/28/2022

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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: 5,002,384,738 pts

Area: 545.02 km^2

Point Density: 9.18 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 3,446,491,624
	Class 2 - Ground: 1,555,873,999
	Class 6 - Building: 15,506
	Class 9 - Water: 2
	Class 18 - High Noise: 3,607
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 11N Meters [EPSG: 26911]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://object.cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/CA11_Kern_metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: https://portal.opentopography.org/lasReport?opentopoID=OTLAS.062022.26911.1

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.062022.26911.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 36.5004609172685°
	South: 36.1237851439542°
	East: -118.09314641708°
	West: -118.409560079443°