Lithologic Controls on Slot Canyon Formation, AZ 2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9GF0RRQ
OT Collection ID: OT.022026.6341.1
OT Collection Name: Lithologic Controls on Slot Canyon Formation, AZ 2025
Short Name: AZ25_Fong
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
OT Collection ID: OT.022026.6341.1
OT Collection Name: Lithologic Controls on Slot Canyon Formation, AZ 2025
Short Name: AZ25_Fong
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
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| Point Cloud Data | Bulk Download | opentopoID: OTLAS.022026.6341.1 | |
| Raster Data | Bulk Download | opentopoID: OTSDEM.022026.6341.1 |
Collection Overview:
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: Fong, B., Robinson, M. (2026). Lithologic Controls on Slot Canyon Formation, AZ 2025. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9GF0RRQ. Accessed 2026-02-25 Copied to Clipboard
Use License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: slot canyon, hydrology, lidar, geomorphology
Survey Date: 08/12/2025
Publication Date: 02/21/2026
This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for Brandon Fong at Pennsylvania State University and Michael Robinson at the University of Nevada, Reno. This dataset was acquired to help characterize slot canyon formation and morphology over large spatial scales.
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-2324629
Dataset Citation: Fong, B., Robinson, M. (2026). Lithologic Controls on Slot Canyon Formation, AZ 2025. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9GF0RRQ. Accessed 2026-02-25 Copied to Clipboard
Use License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: slot canyon, hydrology, lidar, geomorphology
Survey Date: 08/12/2025
Publication Date: 02/21/2026
Data Provider and Roles:
Funder Collector Principal Investigators
Funder Collector Principal Investigators
- Brandon Fong - Pennsylvania State University
- Michael Robinson - University of Nevada, Reno
Total Number of Points:
1,404,830,740 pts
Area: 39.48 km2
Point Density: 35.58 pts/m2
Classifications:
Raster Resolution: 1.0 meter
Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010) / UTM Zone 12N Meters [EPSG: 6341]
Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 18) [EPSG: 5703]
Units: meter
Survey Report: Reports
LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Area: 39.48 km2
Point Density: 35.58 pts/m2
Classifications:
| Class 1 - Unclassified | 552,276,534 |
| Class 2 - Ground | 771,043,792 |
| Class 7 - Low Point (low noise) | 18,387 |
| Class 18 - High Noise | 31,857 |
| Class 100 - User Definable | 81,460,170 |
Raster Resolution: 1.0 meter
Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010) / UTM Zone 12N Meters [EPSG: 6341]
Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 18) [EPSG: 5703]
Units: meter
Survey Report: Reports
LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Tile Index in Shapefile Format:
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Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON Format:
Point Cloud: AZ25_Fong.geojson
Raster: AZ25_Fong.geojson
Dataset Extent (Bounding Box): North: 34.976241° South: 34.894319° East: -110.639788° West: -110.745441°
Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON Format:
Point Cloud: AZ25_Fong.geojson
Raster: AZ25_Fong.geojson
Dataset Extent (Bounding Box): North: 34.976241° South: 34.894319° East: -110.639788° West: -110.745441°