Meandering Channels in Death Valley, CA 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G96D5R55
OT Collection ID: OT.072020.6340.2
OT Collection Name: Meandering Channels in Death Valley, CA 2019
Short Name: CA19_Douglas
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
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Point Cloud DataBulk DownloadopentopoID: OTLAS.072020.6340.2
Raster DataBulk DownloadopentopoID: OTSDEM.072020.6340.2
Collection Overview: NCALM logo This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for Madison Douglas at the California Institute of Technology. This study uses meandering channels in Death Valley to determine the role of bank cohesion for un-vegetated rivers. The study area covers approximately 72 km 2 near South Death Valley, California.


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: Douglas, M. (2020). Meandering Channels in Death Valley, CA 2019. National Center (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G96D5R55.. Accessed: 2024-12-21       Copied to Clipboard

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar, Death Valley, channels, rivers, bank cohesion

Survey Date: 09/27/2019 - 09/28/2019

Publication Date: 07/29/2020
Data Provider and Roles:
Funder Collector Principal Investigator
  • Madison Douglas - California Institute of Technology
Total number of points: 1,415,797,113 pts

Area: 72.61 km2

Point Density: 19.50 pts/m2

Classifications:
Class 0 - Never classified76,002
Class 1 - Unclassified1,415,721,110
Class 8 - Model Key/Reserved1

Raster Resolution: 0.5 meter

Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010) / UTM Zone 11N Meters [EPSG: 6340]
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: CA19_Douglas.geojson
Raster: CA19_Douglas.geojson

Dataset Spatial Bounds: North: 36.2076902080985°     South: 35.9915721726128°     East: -116.738789276862°     West: -116.838419634926°