Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory August 2010 LiDAR Survey

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2010 Boulder Creek, Colorado Snow-Off LiDAR Surveys

LiDAR was acquired for a 600 km2 area inside the Boulder Creek watershed during a snow-off (August, 2010) time slice, near Boulder Colorado. This data was collected in collaboration between the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) project and the Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory (CZO), both funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The dataset contains 1 m Digital Surface Models (first-stop), Digital Terrain Models (bare-earth), and 10 points/m2 LAS-formated point cloud tiles. The DSMs and DTMs are available in GeoTIFF format, approx. 1-2 GB each, with associated shaded relief models, for a total of 15 GB of data. The Digital Terrain Model (DTM) is a ground-surface elevation dataset better suited for derived layers such as slope angle, aspect, and contours. Accessory layers consist of index map layers for point cloud tiles, DEM extent, and flight lines. Other LiDAR DSMs, DTMs, and point cloud data available in this series include snow-on data for 2010. Together, the LiDAR Digital Elevation Models (DEM) and point cloud data will be of interest to land managers, scientists, and others for study of topography, snow, ecosystems and environmental change. The Boulder Creek CZO will be using the LiDAR data to further their mission of focusing on how water, atmosphere, ecosystems, & soils interact and shape the Earth's surface. The "Critical Zone" lies between rock and sky. It is essential to life - including human food production - and helps drive Earth's carbon cycle, climate change, stream runoff, and water quality.

PLEASE READ the FGDC-compliant metadata files that are available for each dataset (in .html, .txt, and .xml formats). These files provide numerous details that may be of interest. Also included are flight lines, survey reports, reference materials, and DEM extent shapefiles.


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

Platform: Airborne Lidar
Survey Area: 650 km2
Raster Resolution: 1 meter
Survey Date: 08/21/2010 - 08/26/2010
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Use License: CC BY 4.0
Funder:   NSF     Partner:   BcCZO     Collector:   NCALM

Other Available Data Products:     Point Cloud,     Raster Bulk Download (Sign in required)
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1. Coordinates

Horizontal Coordinates: NAD83 / UTM Zone 13N Meters [EPSG: 26913]
Vertical Coordinates: NAVD88 (GEOID 03) [EPSG: 5703]
Units: meter

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3. Layer Types & Additional SRTM Data

  Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
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4. Raster Visualization  

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  Hillshade
  Color-relief
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  Slope
  Aspect
  Roughness

5. Canopy Height Model (CHM)  

6. Contour Lines  

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