DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9RV0KMG
OT Collection ID: OT.032013.26918.3
Dataset Name: LiDAR Survey of Parts of Potomac and Susquehanna Rivers
Short Name: VA05_Bierman
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: NCALM Project. PI: Paul Bierman, University of Vermont. The survey area consisted of two polygons: 1) over a portion of the Potomac River in Washington D.C. enclosing 60 square km; and 2) over a portion of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania enclosing 23 square km. The Susquehanna survey took place on January 9, 2005 and the Potomac survey took place on January 11, 2005.

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/G9RV0KMG

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Survey Date: 01/09/2005 - 01/11/2005

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
	Role: Collector
	Url: http://www.ncalm.cive.uh.edu/

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


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Total LiDAR Points: 116,504,840 pts

Area: 85.0 km^2

Shot Density: 1.37 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM z18 N NAD83 (CORS96) [EPSG: 26918]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (Geoid 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/NCALM/VA04_Bierman_report.pdf

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.032013.26918.3
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=geonlidarframeportlet&gs_action=lidarDataset&opentopoID=OTLAS.032013.26918.3


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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lidarkmls/point_cloud/VA04_Bierman_bounds.kmz

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 39.8505°
	South: 38.9543°
	East: -76.2509°
	West: -77.3081°