DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9C24TCD
OT Collection ID: OT.032012.26913.2
Dataset Name: LiDAR Survey of the Black Hills Experimental Forest, South Dakota
Short Name: SD02_BHEF
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: The surveyed area covers 28.5 square kilometers of the Black Hills Experimental Forest, South Dakota. These LAS and associated files were collected by Horizon's Inc. of Rapid City, SD and processed by the USDA Forest Service in Moscow, ID. The purpose of the data collection is to use LiDAR in support of natural resource research and management applications.

Dataset Acknowledgement: Proper credit to South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and the Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service. http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9C24TCD

Dataset Keywords: South Dakota, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow Forestry Sciences Lab, University of Idaho, Idaho Lidar Consortium, Multiscale Curvature Classification (MCC).

Survey Date: 08/16/2002

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. Fugro Horizons, Inc.
	Role: Collector
	Url: http://www.fugrohorizons.com/services/lidar.asp

	2. Fugro Horizons, Inc.
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://www.fugrohorizons.com/services/lidar.asp

	3. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/sdsmt

	4. USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/


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Total LiDAR Points: 35,151,170 pts

Area: 28.5 km^2

Shot Density: 1.23 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM z13N NAD83 [EPSG: 26913]
	Vertical: NAVD88 [EPSG: 5703]

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

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.032012.26913.2
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?gs_action=lidarDataset&cid=geonlidarframeportlet&opentopoID=OTLAS.032012.26913.2


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

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 44.1836°
	South: 44.1383°
	East: -103.5993°
	West: -103.6782°