DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9BZ63ZR
OT Collection ID: OT.102012.26920.1
Dataset Name: Luquillo CZO Rio Blanco and Rio Mameyes LiDAR Survey 2010-2011
Short Name: LCZO_BLCMM
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: High-resolution LiDAR data were obtained by NCALM for 253 km2 of the Luquillo Critical Zone Observaotry (LCZO) in the Rio Mameyes, Rio Blanco watersheds and coastal zones, Puerto Rico. Due to weather, the data were collected over two campaigns in July 2010 and May 2011, covering the entire survey area.  Data acquisition, ground-truthing, vegetation surveys and processing were founded and coordinated by NSF Award EAR-0922307 (PI. Qinghua Guo) to collect similar data at all six CZOs for a variety of cross-site analyses, including calibration of algorithms to extract vegetation characteristics from the LiDAR point cloud data.

Dataset Acknowledgement: Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory 2010-2011 LiDAR Survey for the Rio Mameyes and Rio Blanco Watersheds. NCALM, NSF EAR-0922307. http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9BZ63ZR

Dataset Keywords: CZO, Critical Zone Observatory, El Yunque National Forest, Luquillo, Rio Mameyes, Rio Blanco, Puerto Rico, Wet Tropical Forest

Survey Date: 07/26/2010 - 05/01/2011

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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/

	3. Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lczo/


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Total LiDAR Points: 3,518,252,046 pts

Area: 253.0 km^2

Shot Density: 13.91 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM z 20N NAD83 [EPSG: 26920]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (geoid 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/metadata/LCZO_BLCMM_report.zip

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.102012.26920.1
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=geonlidarframeportlet&gs_action=lidarDataset&opentopoID=OTLAS.102012.26920.1


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

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 18.4119°
	South: 18.1707°
	East: -65.6751°
	West: -65.8473°