2018 USGS Lidar: Santa Barbara, CA

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Geographic Extent: This dataset and derived products encompass an area covering approximately 48,766 acres of Southern California. On January 9th, 2018, heavy rains resulted in a large mudslide running down the destabilized, post-wildfire hillsides above the community of Montecito, California. In order to assist with emergency response efforts and post-landslide analysis, Quantum Spatial (QSI) utilized assets and crews in the area to rapidly collect Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data on January 11th, 2018, for the Santa Barbara County Mudslide site in California. Data were collected as quickly as possible to aid in mapping the topographic and geophysical properties of the study area to support emergency response efforts, as well as future analysis of post-slide assessment. Dataset Description: RAW flight line swaths were processed to create 236 classified LAS 1.4 files delineated in 1,000 m x 1,000 m National Grid tiles. Each LAS file contains LiDAR point information, which has been calibrated, controlled, and classified. Additional derived products include intensity images, hydro-flattened DEMs, highest hit surface models, and 3D breaklines of rivers and lakes within the study area. Ground Conditions: Data was acquired during conditions with an absence of snow, high water, ground fog and/or clouds below the flight altitudes. This data set is an LAZ (compressed LAS) format file containing LIDAR point cloud data.
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