UAV Lidar Survey of Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve, CA 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G99P2ZV5
OT Collection ID: OT.042026.32611.1
OT Collection Name: UAV Lidar Survey of Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve, CA 2024
Short Name: CA24_Volcan
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
OT Collection ID: OT.042026.32611.1
OT Collection Name: UAV Lidar Survey of Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve, CA 2024
Short Name: CA24_Volcan
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
Download and Access Products:
| Point Cloud Data | Bulk Download | opentopoID: OTLAS.042026.32611.1 | |
| Raster Data | Bulk Download | opentopoID: OTSDEM.042026.32611.1 |
Collection Overview:
This dataset was collected to provide high-density, contemporary ground-truth data on 3D vegetation structure in the fire-prone montane ecosystems of Southern California. It served as a benchmark for developing and validating deep learning models designed to enhance sparse, historical airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) data by fusing it with multi-temporal optical National Agriculture Imaging Program (NAIP) and L-band synthetic aperture radar (UAVSAR) imagery for applications in ecological modeling and land management.
Dataset Acknowledgement: N/A - Acknowledgement Guidance
Dataset Citation: Marks, M., Coulter, L., Madonia, S., Baer, N., Franklin, J., Sousa, D. (2026). UAV Lidar Survey of Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve, CA 2024. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G99P2ZV5.. Accessed 2026-04-21 Copied to Clipboard
Use License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: UAV Lidar, point cloud, Vegetation structure, Forest inventory, Canopy structure, Peninsular Range, Southern California, Wildfire fuel mapping, Montane ecosystem, Oak woodland,chaparral
Survey Date: 10/25/2024
Publication Date: 04/18/2026
This dataset was collected to provide high-density, contemporary ground-truth data on 3D vegetation structure in the fire-prone montane ecosystems of Southern California. It served as a benchmark for developing and validating deep learning models designed to enhance sparse, historical airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) data by fusing it with multi-temporal optical National Agriculture Imaging Program (NAIP) and L-band synthetic aperture radar (UAVSAR) imagery for applications in ecological modeling and land management.
Dataset Acknowledgement: N/A - Acknowledgement Guidance
Dataset Citation: Marks, M., Coulter, L., Madonia, S., Baer, N., Franklin, J., Sousa, D. (2026). UAV Lidar Survey of Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve, CA 2024. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G99P2ZV5.. Accessed 2026-04-21 Copied to Clipboard
Use License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: UAV Lidar, point cloud, Vegetation structure, Forest inventory, Canopy structure, Peninsular Range, Southern California, Wildfire fuel mapping, Montane ecosystem, Oak woodland,chaparral
Survey Date: 10/25/2024
Publication Date: 04/18/2026
Data Provider and Roles:
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
- Michael Marks - San Diego State University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3782-9431
- Lloyd Coulter - San Diego State University
- Samantha Madonia - San Diego State University
- Noah Baer - San Diego State University
- Janet Franklin - San Diego State University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0314-4598 - Daniel Sousa - San Diego State University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-1955
Total Number of Points:
2,013,955,973 pts
Area: 1.97 km2
Point Density: 1022.31 pts/m2
Classifications:
Raster Resolution: 0.05 meter
Orthophoto Resolution: 0.05 meter
Coordinate System:
Horizontal: WGS84 / UTM Zone 11N Meters [EPSG: 32611]
Vertical: WGS84 Ellipsoid
Units: meter
Survey Report: Reports
LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Area: 1.97 km2
Point Density: 1022.31 pts/m2
Classifications:
| Class 0 - Never classified | 2,013,955,973 |
Raster Resolution: 0.05 meter
Orthophoto Resolution: 0.05 meter
Coordinate System:
Horizontal: WGS84 / UTM Zone 11N Meters [EPSG: 32611]
Vertical: WGS84 Ellipsoid
Units: meter
Survey Report: Reports
LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Tile Index in Shapefile Format:
Download
Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON Format:
Raster: CA24_Volcan.geojson
Point Cloud: CA24_Volcan.geojson
Dataset Extent (Bounding Box): North: 33.13777914532194° South: 33.119015509855856° East: -116.59417950776424° West: -116.60949988739844°
Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON Format:
Raster: CA24_Volcan.geojson
Point Cloud: CA24_Volcan.geojson
Dataset Extent (Bounding Box): North: 33.13777914532194° South: 33.119015509855856° East: -116.59417950776424° West: -116.60949988739844°