World Bank - ImageCat Inc. - RIT Haiti Earthquake LiDAR dataset

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G96Q1V50
OT Collection ID: OT.072010.32618.1
OT Collection Name: World Bank - ImageCat Inc. - RIT Haiti Earthquake LiDAR dataset
Short Name: Haiti
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
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Point Cloud Data   Bulk Download     opentopoID: OTLAS.072010.32618.1

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Collection Overview:
These lidar data were collected between January 21st and January 27th, 2010, in response to the January 12th magnitude 7.0 Haiti earthquake. The data collection was performed by the Center for Imaging Science at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Kucera International under sub-contract to ImageCat, Inc., and funded by the Global Facility for Disaster Recovery and Recovery (GFDRR) hosted at the World Bank. All data are available in the public domain.

Update Aug 17, 2021: To view this full point cloud dataset in 3D click HERE.

Dataset Acknowledgement: Lidar data were acquired by Rochester Institute of Technology and Kucera International, under sub-contract to ImageCat Inc. and funded by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) hosted at The World Bank.

Dataset Citation: World Bank - ImageCat Inc. - RIT Haiti Earthquake LiDAR dataset. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G96Q1V50 . Accessed: 2024-10-04       Copied to Clipboard

Use License: Not Provided

Dataset Keywords: Caribbean, Hispaniola, lidar

Survey Date: 01/21/2010 - 01/27/2010

Publication Date: 07/01/2010
Total number of points: 2,847,342,691 pts

Area: 838 km2

Point Density: 3.40 pts/m2

Classifications:
Class 1 - Unclassified2,477,577,771
Class 2 - Ground329,589,980
Class 6 - Building5,938
Class 7 - Low Point (low noise)10,354,331
Class 15 - Transmission Tower29,814,671


Coordinate System:
Horizontal: WGS84 / UTM Zone 18N Meters [EPSG: 32618]
Vertical: Orthometric (EGM96)

Units: meter

Survey Report: Reports

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

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

Dataset Spatial Bounds: North: 18.668163°     South: 18.208035°     East: -71.796671°     West: -72.885116°