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 Data   Bulk Download     opentopoID: OTLAS.052022.6347.1

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    Collection Overview: NCALM logo

    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: 2024-04-25

    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 KMZ format: Download

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