EarthScope Northern California Lidar Project

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Overview

The EarthScope Northern California Lidar project acquired high resolution lidar topographic data along major active faults in the Northern San Andreas Fault system, as part of the EarthScope Facility project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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

Platform: Airborne Lidar

Survey Area: 2,448 km²

Raster Resolution: 0.5 meter

Survey Date: 03/21/2007 - 04/17/2007

Full Metadata

Data Citation Copied

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Funder: NSF Partners: EarthScope, UNAVCO Collector: NCALM

Other Available Data Products: Point Cloud, Google Earth Imagery File, Raster Bulk Download (Sign in required)

1. Select area of data to process:

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1. Coordinates

Horizontal Coordinates: WGS84 / UTM Zone 10N Meters [EPSG: 32610]
Vertical Coordinates: Ellipsoid
Units: meter

Data Selection Coordinates: Manually enter selection coordinates (in the horizontal coordinate system listed above)

X_min =	Y_min =	X_max =	Y_max =
X_min =	Y_min =	X_max =	Y_max =

2. Data Output Formats

Select Data Output Format:

3. Layer Types & Additional SRTM Data

Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)

Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
Digital Surface Model (DSM)

Include Global 30m SRTM Data

5. Canopy Height Model (CHM)

Generate Canopy Height Model from DSM and DTM

This algorithm requires both Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and Digital Surface Model (DSM) from step 3 above. To enable DTM and DSM click here

6. Contour Lines

    Generate contour lines
    Output smoothed DEM
    Generate visualization

DEM Gaussian Radius (pixels)
Contour Interval (meter)

File output type

This algorithm requires either Digital Terrain Model (DTM) or Digital Surface Model (DSM) from step 3 above. To enable DTM/DSM click here

7. Hydrologic Terrain Analysis Products (tauDEM):

This tauDEM is an advanced processing service. It is available for registered users, who understand these resource intensive algorithms and its products.
In order to access or enable this service, please log in or request an account.

Job Description

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for notification upon completion of processing

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Data Citation | Use License: CC BY 4.0

Vertical Exaggeration	(in range: [1, 100])
Multidirectional hillshade
Altitude of light source	(in range: [0-90] degrees)
Azimuth of light source	(in range: [0-360] degrees)

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EarthScope Northern California Lidar Project