DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9H70CZ3
OT Collection ID: OT.102019.32616.1
OT Collection Name: Lidar Transects along Yucatan Peninsula and San Gervasio, Mexico
Short Name: MX17_Stanton
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.102019.32616.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.102019.32616.1

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.102019.32616.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.102019.32616.1


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Collection Overview: Data was collected  between April 29 and May 03, 2017 as part of a lidar survey along the Yucatan Peninsula and San Gervasio, Mexico.  This data was collected by NCALM for Travis Stanton  in the Anthropology Department at University of California, Riverside.  Approximately 438 km2 of high resolution data were collected for this project.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: Stanton, T. (2019). Lidar Transects along Yucatan Peninsula and San Gervasio, Mexico. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9H70CZ3.. Accessed: 2024-12-21

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar, mexico, Yucatan, San Gervasio, cancun, Chichen, COBA, Tulum, 

Survey Date: 04/29/2017 - 05/03/2017
Publication Date: 11/06/2019

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. University of California, Riverside
	Role: Principal Investigator
	Url: https://www.ucr.edu/

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

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


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Total number of points: 18,357,188,974 pts

Area: 438.66 km^2

Point Density: 41.85 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 32,253,884
	Class 2 - Ground: 5,091,404,803
	Class 3 - Low Vegetation: 801,678,534
	Class 4 - Medium Vegetation: 4,295,193,086
	Class 5 - High Vegetation: 8,136,648,007
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 10,660
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM Zone 16N Meters [EPSG: 32616]
	Vertical: WGS84 [EPSG: 4326]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/MX17_Stanton_metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/MX17_Stanton.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.102019.32616.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 20.8335309370669°
	South: 20.3106342758754°
	East: -86.8188815900011°
	West: -89.057450881756°