Canaan Valley Institute offers LiDAR acquisition and processing at cost to academic researchers

I received this message from Paul Kinder at the Canaan Valley Institute (CVI) regarding their ability to provide LiDAR and digital imagery data acquisition and processing at cost to academic researchers and institutions. More information about CVI's LiDAR program can be found at http://www.canaanvi.org/canaanvi_web...Lidar&id=576:

Canaan Valley Institute (CVI) www.canaanvi.org , a non-profit, non-advocacy, organization established in WV in 1995 is pleased to announce the availability of airborne LiDAR and digital imagery data acquisition and processing at cost to academic researchers and institutions. In 2005, CVI obtained and modified a Piper Navajo twin engine aircraft to accommodate an Optech Airborne Laser Terrain Mapper (ALTM) with an integrated Applanix DSS 4k by 4k digital camera. Over the past four years CVI has surveyed over 2 million acres producing bare earth DEM (15 cm vertical accuracy), all points terrain models, 1 – 2 ft contours, floodplain mapping, wetland mapping, forest mapping, etc. CVI utilizes these systems and equipment in support of research, education, and technology transfer primarily relating to Appalachian water quality, stream restoration, and landscape ecology. In an effort to maintain these systems for future use and promote the overall sustainability of the program, CVI is reaching out to academic partners to make these resources available virtually at cost, which is significantly below the cost in the private market. Finally, consistent with its mission CVI envisions the use of these resources and data to promotion economic and environmental sustainability in our nation’s watershed.

Contact: Paul Kinder, Director of Science and Technology, Canaan Valley Institute
304-678-7200 mobile, 304-291-5320 Morgantown, WV Office,
Paul.kinder@canaanvi.org