DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9RB72JV
OT Collection ID: OT.062012.26913.1
Dataset Name: Jemez River Basin Snow-off LiDAR Survey
Short Name: JRB_10_Jul
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: High-resolution LiDAR survey covers the area of 722 km2 which includes the Valles Caldera (upper part of the Jemez River basin) and Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico. The data collection was jointly funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP), Bandelier National Monument/National Park Service (BNM/NPS) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) and performed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) during a snow-off season (June and July 2010). The dataset contains point cloud tiles in LAS format, 1 m Digital Surface Model (DSM) derived using first-stop points, 1 m Digital Elevation Model (DEM) derived using ground-class points and 1 m hill shade dataset derived from DEM. This dataset, together with the snow-on LiDAR survey performed in March and April 2010, are being used to estimate snowpack, vegetation biomass and distribution, and bare earth elevations to help better understand and quantify ecosystem structure, geomorphology, and landscape processes within the Critical Zone Observatory.

Dataset Acknowledgement: LiDAR data acquisition and processing were completed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Award EAR-0922307, Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP), Bandelier National Monument/National Park Service (BNM/NPS) and United States Geological Survey (USGS), and coordinated by Qinghua Guo for the Jemez River Basin and Santa Catalina Mountains Critical Zone Observatory funded by the National Science Foundation Award EAR-0724958. http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9RB72JV

Dataset Keywords: CZO, Critical Zone Observatory, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Jemez River Basin, Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico

Survey Date: 06/29/2010 - 07/08/2010

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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. Bandelier National Monument/National Park Service
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm

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

	4. United States Geological Survey
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://www.usgs.gov/

	5. Valles Caldera National Preserve
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://www.vallescaldera.gov

	6. Bandelier National Monument/ National Park Service
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm

	7. Jemez River Basin and Santa Catalina Mountains Critical Zone Observatory
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.czo.arizona.edu

	8. University of Arizona
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.arizona.edu/

	9. University of California, Merced
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.ucmerced.edu 

	10. Valles Caldera National Preserve 
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.vallescaldera.gov


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Total LiDAR Points: 7,777,763,269 pts

Area: 722.0 km^2

Shot Density: 9.68 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM Zone 13N NAD83 (CORS96) [EPSG: 26913]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/metadata/2010_NCALM_CZO_Project_Report_Jemez.pdf

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.062012.26913.1
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?gs_action=lidarDataset&cid=geonlidarframeportlet&opentopoID=OTLAS.062012.26913.1


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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/lidarkmls/point_cloud/JRB_10_Jul_bounds_full.kmz

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 36.0191°
	South: 35.7325°
	East: -106.2278°
	West: -106.6849°