DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G93B5X3Q
OT Collection ID: OT.012013.26910.2
OT Collection Name: Merced, CA: Origin and Evolution of the Mima Mounds
Short Name: CA06_Reed
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.012013.26910.2
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.012013.26910.2

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.012013.26910.2
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.012013.26910.2

	3. Google Earth Image Overlays
		opentopoID: OTGE.012013.26910.2
		Download: https://portal.opentopography.orghttps://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/files/Merced_CA.kml


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Collection Overview: NCALM Seed Project. PI: Sarah Reed, University of California, Berkeley. This lidar survey was conducted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 on a 33 square kilometer polygon northeast of Merced in Merced County, California.  These data were collected to investigate the origin and evolution of Mima mounds in California's Central Valley.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: Merced, CA: Origin and Evolution of the Mima Mounds. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G93B5X3Q . Accessed: 2024-04-26

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar

Survey Date: 09/17/2006
Publication Date: 01/28/2013

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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: 95,745,348 pts

Area: 33 km^2

Point Density: 2.9 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 0 - Never classified: 95,745,348
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 10N Meters [EPSG: 26910]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/NCALM/CA06_Reed.zip

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/CA06_Reed.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.012013.26910.2&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 37.4661489568469°
	South: 37.3890696346791°
	East: -120.376004957442°
	West: -120.463006528017°