DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9PC30KP
OT Collection ID: OT.092024.6345.1
OT Collection Name: Lidar Survey of Deltaic Wetlands, LA 2023
Short Name: LA23_Davidson
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.092024.6345.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.092024.6345.1

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.092024.6345.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.092024.6345.1


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Collection Overview: This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for Donald Davidson at the University of New Orleans. This dataset was collected to help understand the vegetation-sediment-flow interplay in deltaic wetlands. Data was collected southeast of New Orleans, LA, over Quarantine Bay.

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-2324629

Dataset Citation: Davidson, D. (2024). Lidar Survey of Deltaic Wetlands, LA 2023. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9PC30KP. Accessed: 2024-12-22

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar, New Orleans, hydrology, geomorphology, delta

Survey Date: 09/20/2023
Publication Date: 09/25/2024

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

	2. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
	Role: Collector
	Url: http://ncalm.cive.uh.edu/

	3. National Science Foundation
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://nsf.gov/


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Total number of points: 653,111,752 pts

Area: 59.83 km^2

Point Density: 10.92 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 598,124,558
	Class 2 - Ground: 54,875,703
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 49,545
	Class 18 - High Noise: 61,946
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) / UTM Zone 16N Meters [EPSG: 6345]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 12B) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://object.cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/LA23_Davidson_metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: https://portal.opentopography.org/lasReport?opentopoID=OTLAS.092024.6345.1

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.092024.6345.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 29.436654399600656°
	South: 29.35126414476026°
	East: -89.44899125749536°
	West: -89.55358345028579°