DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9VM496T
OT Collection ID: OT.042013.26918.2
OT Collection Name: Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory: Leaf Off Survey
Short Name: SHCZO_Dec10
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.042013.26918.2
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.042013.26918.2

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.042013.26918.2
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.042013.26918.2


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Collection Overview: This high-resolution lidar survey covers an area of 209 km2 located 10 miles southwest of State College, Pennsylvania. The data collection was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and performed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) during peak leaf-on and leaf-off conditions in 2010 (July 2010 and December 2010, respectively). The dataset contains point cloud tiles in LAS format, 1 m Digital Surface Model (DSM) derived using first-stop points, 1 m Digital Elevation Model (DEM) derived using ground-class points and 1 m hill shade dataset derived from DEM. These datasets were used to estimate vegetation biomass and distributions, provide bare earth elevations, and to assist with prediction of Critical Zone creation and structure.Publications associated with this dataset can be found at NCALM's Data Tracking Center

Dataset Acknowledgement: Lidar data acquisition and processing were completed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM), funded by the National Science Foundation Award EAR-0922307, and coordinated by Qinghua Guo for the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory funded by the National Science Foundation Award EAR-0725019.

Dataset Citation: Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory: Leaf Off Survey. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9VM496T . Accessed: 2024-04-26

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: CZO, Critical Zone Observatory, Shaver's Creek, Shale Hills, Pennsylvania, lidar

Survey Date: 12/03/2010 - 12/09/2010
Publication Date: 05/09/2013

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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/

	3. Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Obervatory
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://criticalzone.org/shale-hills/about/

	4. University of California, Merced
	Role: Partner
	Url: https://www.ucmerced.edu/


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Total number of points: 3,243,137,623 pts

Area: 209 km^2

Point Density: 15.52 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 2,185,863,349
	Class 2 - Ground: 1,057,269,754
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 4,520
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 18N Meters [EPSG: 26918]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/2010_NCALM_CZO_Project_Report.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/SHCZO_Dec10.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.042013.26918.2&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 40.735997581475°
	South: 40.5607831627591°
	East: -77.8413148545572°
	West: -78.0911390395946°