DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G95M63M8
OT Collection ID: OT.102016.26915.1
OT Collection Name: Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA 2009
Short Name: LA09_Buttles
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.102016.26915.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.102016.26915.1

	2. Raster
		opentopoID: OTSDEM.102016.26915.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/raster?opentopoID=OTSDEM.102016.26915.1


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Collection Overview: Airborne Lidar data of Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA, a delta prograding into Atchafalaya Bay, Gulf of Mexico.  Note: The rasters available for this dataset will not exactly match those produced from the point cloud. To get the same rasters start with the complete unclassified point cloud and follow the methods described in the full metadata file.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.

Dataset Citation: Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA 2009. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G95M63M8 . Accessed: 2024-04-16

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, prograding, Gulf of Mexico, Atchafalaya Bay, lidar

Survey Date: 01/14/2009
Publication Date: 10/28/2016

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
	Role: Collector
	Url: https://ncalm.cive.uh.edu/

	2. National Science Foundation
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://nsf.gov/


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Total number of points: 386,598,082 pts

Area: 228.87 km^2

Point Density: 1.69 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 203,961,214
	Class 2 - Ground: 182,630,791
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 6,077
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NAD83 / UTM Zone 15N Meters [EPSG: 26915]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/LA09_Buttles_metadata.zip

LAS Validation Data Report: http://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lasReports/LA09_Buttles.html

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.102016.26915.1&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 29.5683056496068°
	South: 29.4152268516171°
	East: -91.349615599099°
	West: -91.5420008590938°