Lidar Survey of Deltaic Wetlands, LA 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9PC30KP
OT Collection ID: OT.092024.6345.1
OT Collection Name: Lidar Survey of Deltaic Wetlands, LA 2023
Short Name: LA23_Davidson
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
Download and Access Products:
Point Cloud DataBulk DownloadopentopoID: OTLAS.092024.6345.1
Raster DataBulk DownloadopentopoID: OTSDEM.092024.6345.1
Collection Overview: NCALM logo This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for Donald Davidson at the University of New Orleans. This dataset was collected to help understand the vegetation-sediment-flow interplay in deltaic wetlands. Data was collected southeast of New Orleans, LA, over Quarantine Bay.

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-2324629

Dataset Citation: Davidson, D. (2024). Lidar Survey of Deltaic Wetlands, LA 2023. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9PC30KP. Accessed: 2024-12-10       Copied to Clipboard

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: lidar, New Orleans, hydrology, geomorphology, delta

Survey Date: 09/20/2023

Publication Date: 09/25/2024
Data Provider and Roles:
Funder Collector Principal Investigator
  • Donald Davidson - University of New Orleans
Total number of points: 653,111,752 pts

Area: 59.83 km2

Point Density: 10.92 pts/m2

Classifications:
Class 1 - Unclassified598,124,558
Class 2 - Ground54,875,703
Class 7 - Low Point (low noise)49,545
Class 18 - High Noise61,946

Raster Resolution: 1.0 meter

Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) / UTM Zone 16N Meters [EPSG: 6345]
Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 12B) [EPSG: 5703]

Units: meter

Survey Report: Reports

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

Dataset Extent in GeoJSON format:
Point Cloud: LA23_Davidson.geojson
Raster: LA23_Davidson.geojson

Dataset Spatial Bounds: North: 29.436654399600656°     South: 29.35126414476026°     East: -89.44899125749536°     West: -89.55358345028579°