DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9MS3QNS
OT Collection ID: OT.022012.26914.1
Dataset Name: Canyon Lake Gorge, TX: Mechanics of Megaflood Erosion
Short Name: TX10Scheingross
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: NCALM Seed Project. PI: Joel Scheingross, Caltech. The survey area consists of a rectangular polygon located at the Canyon Lake Gorge, Canyon Lake, TX. The area of interest totals 8 square kilometers. The data were collected to study the mechanics of megaflood erosion at Canyon Lake Gorge.

Dataset Acknowledgement: LiDAR data acquisition and processing completed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM - http://www.ncalm.org). NCALM funding provided by NSF's Division of Earth Sciences, Instrumentation and Facilities Program. EAR-1043051. http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9MS3QNS

Dataset Keywords: 

Survey Date: 10/05/2010

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
	Role: Collector
	Url: http://ncalm.org

	2. National Science Foundation
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://nsf.gov


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Total LiDAR Points: 49,009,395 pts

Area: 9.25 km^2

Shot Density: 5.30 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM z14 N NAD83 (CORS96) [EPSG: 26914]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/metadata/NCALM/NCALMReport_Scheingross_2010.pdf

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.022012.26914.1
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?gs_action=lidarDataset&cid=geonlidarframeportlet&opentopoID=OTLAS.022012.26914.1


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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/lidarkmls/point_cloud/TX10_Scheingross_bounds.kmz

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 29.8723°
	South: 29.8494°
	East: -98.1614°
	West: -98.2029°