DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9862DC4
OT Collection ID: OT.082012.26914.1
Dataset Name: Corpus Cristi, TX: Influence of Dunes & Barrier Islands on Hurricane Surge
Short Name: TX11_Ferreira
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: NCALM Seed. PI: Celso Ferreira, Texas A&M University. The survey area consists of a long rectangular polygon located on the Gulf Coast 25 kilometers east of Corpus Christi, TX. Lidar data were collected to investigate the influence of dunes and barrier islands on hurricane surge in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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/G9862DC4

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Survey Date: 10/17/2011

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

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


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Total LiDAR Points: 203,298,616 pts

Area: 34.0 km^2

Shot Density: 5.98 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM z14 N NAD83 (2011) [EPSG: 26914]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 09) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/metadata/NCALM/NCALM Metadata_Ferreira_TX_2011.pdf

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.082012.26914.1
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?gs_action=lidarDataset&cid=geonlidarframeportlet&opentopoID=OTLAS.082012.26914.1


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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/lidarkmls/point_cloud/TX11_ferreia_bounds.kmz

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 27.7662°
	South: 27.6291°
	East: -97.1127°
	West: -97.2137°