Estimating Bedload Transport in Gravel-Bedded Rivers, MA 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9HM56NP
OT Collection ID: OT.052022.6347.1
OT Collection Name: Estimating Bedload Transport in Gravel-Bedded Rivers, MA 2021
Short Name: MA21_Fields
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
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Point Cloud DataBulk DownloadopentopoID: OTLAS.052022.6347.1
Raster DataBulk DownloadopentopoID: OTSDEM.052022.6347.1
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This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for Jordan Fields at Dartmouth College. This dataset provided field validation of the virtual velocity approach for estimating bedload transport in gravel-bedded rivers. The study area is located near North Adams, MA and covers approximately 3.6 km2.


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-1830734

Dataset Citation: Fields, J. (2022). Estimating Bedload Transport in Gravel-Bedded Rivers, MA 2021. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9HM56NP. Accessed: 2024-12-21       Copied to Clipboard

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: hydrology, bedload, lidar, river, transport

Survey Date: 08/31/2021

Publication Date: 05/18/2022
Data Provider and Roles:
Funder Collector Principal Investigator
Total number of points: 1,480,791,979 pts

Area: 3.61 km2

Point Density: 410.19 pts/m2

Classifications:
Class 1 - Unclassified1,460,390,168
Class 2 - Ground19,579,615
Class 7 - Low Point (low noise)4,173
Class 15 - Transmission Tower853
Class 18 - High Noise817,170

Raster Resolution: 1.0 meter

Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) / UTM Zone 18N Meters [EPSG: 6347]
Vertical: Ellipsoid

Units: meter

Survey Report: Reports

LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Tile index in shapefile format: Download

Dataset Extent in GeoJSON format:
Point Cloud: MA21_Fields.geojson
Raster: MA21_Fields.geojson

Dataset Spatial Bounds: North: 42.7358957985797°     South: 42.7166172636034°     East: -73.2453775953275°     West: -73.2746406266703°