DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9RJ4GPJ
OT Collection ID: OT.092023.32639.1
OT Collection Name: Satellite derived point clouds of the Kura thrust belt, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, 2021
Short Name: Azer21_Pierce
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.092023.32639.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.092023.32639.1


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Collection Overview: This dataset was collected to aid understanding of paleoearthquakes in the thrust belt and tectonic geomorphology.  It uses Pleiades bi-stereo optical satellite imagery that was collected on June 14 2021 to generate a point cloud along the Kura thrust belt near Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.

Dataset Acknowledgement: N/A

Dataset Citation: Pierce, I., Walker, R. (2023). Satellite derived point clouds of the Kura thrust belt, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, 2021. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9RJ4GPJ. Accessed: 2024-12-21

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: paleoearthquakes, tectonics, satellite, optical, Azerbaijan

Survey Date: 06/14/2021
Publication Date: 09/25/2023

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. University of Oxford
	Role: Principal Investigator
	Url: Not Available.

	2. University of Oxford
	Role: Principal Investigator
	Url: Not Available.


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Total number of points: 3,843,718,426 pts

Area: 3,091.31 km^2

Point Density: 1.24 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 0 - Never classified: 3,843,718,426
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: WGS84 / UTM Zone 39N Meters [EPSG: 32639]
	Vertical: Ellipsoid

Survey Report: https://object.cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/Azer21_Pierce_metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: https://portal.opentopography.org/lasReport?opentopoID=OTLAS.092023.32639.1

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.092023.32639.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 40.903795807748345°
	South: 40.373589627849384°
	East: 48.82035998709983°
	West: 47.65150493305522°