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Reprocessed version of the B4 Lidar - Southern San Andreas and San Jacinto Faults - Dataset Released

May 22, 2018

OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of a reprocessed version of the “B4” lidar dataset covering the southern San Andreas and San Jacinto faults in California, USA, that enables differentiation between bare ground surfaces and the objects and vegetation above the surface. Since they were originally released in 2005 these data have provided a fundamental resource for the study of active faulting in southern California.

Workshop Announcement: EarthCube - Advancing the Analysis of High Resolution Topography

May 16, 2018

EarthCube Research Coordination Network Workshop - Advancing the Analysis of High Resolution Topography (A² HRT)

August 21-24, 2018
Omni Interlocken Hotel, Broomfield, CO

EarthScope’s Laser Vision: Sharing Lidar Data article features OpenTopography

May 16, 2018

Three new Southern California datasets and Reynolds Creek Critical Zone Observatory Idaho lidar

Apr 3, 2018

OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of four new datasets collected by the National Center for Airborne Lidar Mapping (NCALM). Three of the datasets were collected as part of NCALM's seed grant program, the fourth was supported by the NSF Critical Zone Observatory program. NCALM is an NSF-funded center that supports the use of airborne laser mapping technology (a.k.a.

OpenTopography at the 2018 International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF)

Feb 2, 2018

Come connect with OpenTopography at the 2018 International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver, February 5-7! OpenTopography will be in booth #914 in the exhibit hall. Our booth will be staffed by members of the OpenTopography team and is a great chance to ask questions, provide feedback, or to discuss lidar, high resolution topography, and geospatial data infrastructure.

OpenTopography at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Meeting

Dec 11, 2017

Come connect with OpenTopography at the 2017 American Geophysical Union meeting in New Orleans! OpenTopography will be in booth #1730 on "NSF Street" in the exhibit hall. The booth is shared with the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Our booth is staffed by the OpenTopography team and community members, and is a great chance to ask questions, provide feedback, or to discuss lidar, high resolution topography, and cyberinfrastructure.

OpenTopography Advisory Committee Seeks Student Member

Dec 11, 2017

OpenTopography is guided by an advisory committee which represents OpenTopography users and partners and provides valuable input on decisions related to OpenTopography priorities for data ingestion, interoperability relationships, algorithm and tool deployment, collaborations, and education and community engagement. We seek a graduate student (M.S. or Ph.D.) to join the advisory committee and represent the interests of young scientists who interact with OpenTopography.

We're hiring! Data Engineer position in Boulder, CO

Nov 22, 2017

Full position description and application via UNAVCO

Position: Data Engineer I

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McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica lidar now available

Aug 8, 2017

OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of lidar point cloud and DEM data covering 2,775.65 km² of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Lidar was collected in the austral summer of 2014-2015 with the objective of studying geomorphic changes over the past decade. The study area includes the McMurdo Dry Valleys (Taylor, Pearse, Wright, Victoria, Mckelvey, Barwick, and Valham valleys, and Bull Pass) and nearby McMurdo Station and Scott Base.

Updated: Six new pre-Kaikoura, New Zealand earthquake lidar datasets available

Mar 20, 2017

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