DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9ZK5DMD
OT Collection ID: OT.012013.26913.2
Dataset Name: White Sands National Monument, NM: LiDAR Survey of Dune Fields (Sept 2009)
Short Name: NM09_09Kocurek
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: NCALM Project. PI: Gary Kocurek, University of Texas at Austin. The survey area is a rectangular polygon on the White Sands National Monument, lying west of Holloman Air Force Base NM and enclosing 59 square kilometers. This dune field has been repeatedly surveyed in January 2009 and June 2010.

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/G9ZK5DMD

Dataset Keywords: 

Survey Date: 09/26/2009

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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: 331,941,355 pts

Area: 59.0 km^2

Shot Density: 5.63 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM z13 N NAD83 (CORS96) [EPSG: 26913]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/metadata/NCALM/NCALM Report Kocurek_WhiteSands_2009.pdf

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.012013.26913.2
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=geonlidarframeportlet&gs_action=lidarDataset&opentopoID=OTLAS.012013.26913.2


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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/lidarkmls/point_cloud/NM09_09Kocurek_bounds.kmz

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 32.8707°
	South: 32.7973°
	East: -106.1859°
	West: -106.3250°