3D Landscape Reconstruction and Land Use Modeling, Chaco Canyon, NM 2016

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This dataset, located within Chaco Canyon, New Mexico was collected by NCALM for Dr. Wetherbee Dorshow and Dr. Wirt Wills to help reconstruct the three dimensional landscape as well as model land use at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. The survey area totaled approximately 543 km2.

NOTE: NCALM reprocessed this dataset with updated Optech LMS software, and this newly reprocessed version was released via OpenTopography on June 8th 2021.


Publications associated with this dataset can be found at NCALM's Data Tracking Center

Platform: Airborne Lidar
Survey Area: 542.72 km2
Point Density: 25.56 pts/m2
Survey Date: 10/12/2016 - 10/15/2016
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Use License: CC BY 4.0
Funder: NSF     Partner: UNM     Collector: NCALM

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1. Coordinates & Classification

Horizontal Coordinates: NAD83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010) / UTM Zone 13N Meters [EPSG: 6342]
Vertical Coordinates: NAVD88 [EPSG: 5703]
Units: meter

Data Selection Coordinates:       Manually enter selection coordinates (in the horizontal coordinate system listed above)  
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2. Point Cloud Data Download

     Point cloud data in LAZ format
    Point cloud data in LAS format
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3A. DEM Generation (TIN)  

Gridding Method
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Gridding Parameters
  Grid Resolution (Default = 1 meter)
  Max. triangle size (Default 50 units)
  Grid Format

3B. DEM Generation (Local Gridding)  

Gridding Method
     Calculate Zmin grid
     Calculate Zmax grid
     Calculate Zmean grid
     Calculate Zidw grid
     Calculate standard deviation
     Calculate point count
Gridding Parameters
  Grid Resolution (Default = 1 meter)
  Radius value (Default = 1.4142 meter)
  Grid Format
  Null Filling

4. Raster Visualization  

Visualization type:
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  Color-relief
  Color hillshade
  Slope
  Aspect
  Roughness

5. 3D Point Cloud Visualization  

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6. Contour Lines  

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