DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9SF2T3K
OT Collection ID: OT.112011.26916.1
Dataset Name: Tuscaloosa, AL: Seasonal Inundation Dynamics And Invertebrate Communities
Short Name: AL09_Starr
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: NCALM Seed Project. PI: Scott Starr, University of Alabama. The area of interest is defined by a quadrilateral polygon with an area of 39.5 km2 located 20 km west of Tuscaloosa, AL. The data were collected for predicting seasonal inundation dynamics and invertebrate community structure of an unregulated southeastern river floodplain.

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/G9SF2T3K

Dataset Keywords: 

Survey Date: 12/01/2010

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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: 581,480,937 pts

Area: 53.6 km^2

Shot Density: 10.85 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM z16 N NAD83 (CORS96) [EPSG: 26916]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (Geoid 09) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/metadata/NCALM/Report_2009_20_335_Starr.pdf

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.112011.26916.1
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?gs_action=lidarDataset&cid=geonlidarframeportlet&opentopoID=OTLAS.112011.26916.1


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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/lidarkmls/point_cloud/AL09_Starr_bounds.kmz

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 33.2723°
	South: 33.1592°
	East: -87.7453°
	West: -87.8366°