DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9MS3QP7
OT Collection ID: OT.042016.26913.1
OT Collection Name: Geologic Mapping of Coal Beds (Northeastern Montana)
Short Name: MT14_Sprain
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.042016.26913.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.042016.26913.1

	2. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.042016.26913.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.042016.26913.1


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Collection Overview: This is an NCALM Seed grant (PI Courtney Sprain, University of California, Berkeley) collected for the purpose of mapping the coal beds of northeastern Montana. The survey area consists of a rectangle located 20 km NNW of Jordan, MT and 17 km south of the Fort Peck Reservoir.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-1043051.

Dataset Citation: Geologic Mapping of Coal Beds (Northeastern Montana). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9MS3QP7 . Accessed: 2024-04-19

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: Jordan, Montana, coal beds, Fort Peck Reservoir, lidar

Survey Date: 10/18/2014
Publication Date: 04/29/2016

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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: 1,027,342,737 pts

Area: 56 km^2

Point Density: 18.35 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 261,217,157
	Class 2 - Ground: 766,116,263
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 9,317
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) / UTM Zone 13N Meters [EPSG: 26913]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 12A) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/2014_Seed_Sprain_Metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/MT14_Sprain.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.042016.26913.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 47.5381095019202°
	South: 47.4749533570827°
	East: -106.973123989584°
	West: -107.11912106033°