Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Carbon Accumulation Within the Wax Lake Delta, LA 2026
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9BK19KM
OT Collection ID: OT.102026.6344.1
OT Collection Name: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Carbon Accumulation Within the Wax Lake Delta, LA 2026
Short Name: LA26_Aalto
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
OT Collection ID: OT.102026.6344.1
OT Collection Name: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Carbon Accumulation Within the Wax Lake Delta, LA 2026
Short Name: LA26_Aalto
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
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| Point Cloud Data | Bulk Download | opentopoID: OTLAS.102026.6344.1 | |
| Raster Data | Bulk Download | opentopoID: OTSDEM.102026.6344.1 |
Collection Overview:
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-2324629
Dataset Citation: Aalto, A. (2026). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Carbon Accumulation Within the Wax Lake Delta, LA 2026. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9BK19KM. Accessed 2026-10-08 Copied to Clipboard
Use License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: lidar, hydrology, geomorphology, carbon, Louisiana
Survey Date: 02/17/2026
Publication Date: 10/07/2026
This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for August Aalto at the The University of Texas at Austin. This lidar dataset was collected to help assess spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon accumulation within the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana.
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-2324629
Dataset Citation: Aalto, A. (2026). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Carbon Accumulation Within the Wax Lake Delta, LA 2026. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9BK19KM. Accessed 2026-10-08 Copied to Clipboard
Use License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: lidar, hydrology, geomorphology, carbon, Louisiana
Survey Date: 02/17/2026
Publication Date: 10/07/2026
Data Provider and Roles:
Funder Collector Principal Investigator
Funder Collector Principal Investigator
- August Aalto - University of Texas at Austin
Total Number of Points:
540,197,617 pts
Area: 44.63 km2
Point Density: 12.10 pts/m2
Classifications:
Raster Resolution: 1.0 meter
Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010) / UTM Zone 15N Meters [EPSG: 6344]
Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 18) [EPSG: 5703]
Units: meter
Survey Report: Reports
LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Area: 44.63 km2
Point Density: 12.10 pts/m2
Classifications:
| Class 1 - Unclassified | 400,645,490 |
| Class 2 - Ground | 139,487,562 |
| Class 7 - Low Point (low noise) | 32,363 |
| Class 18 - High Noise | 32,202 |
Raster Resolution: 1.0 meter
Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NAD83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010) / UTM Zone 15N Meters [EPSG: 6344]
Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 18) [EPSG: 5703]
Units: meter
Survey Report: Reports
LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Tile Index in Shapefile Format:
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Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON Format:
Point Cloud: LA26_Aalto.geojson
Raster: LA26_Aalto.geojson
Dataset Extent (Bounding Box): North: 29.546113° South: 29.461313° East: -91.402667° West: -91.49388°
Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON Format:
Point Cloud: LA26_Aalto.geojson
Raster: LA26_Aalto.geojson
Dataset Extent (Bounding Box): North: 29.546113° South: 29.461313° East: -91.402667° West: -91.49388°