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NSF NEON Short Course: Topographic, Geomorphic, and Vegetation Analysis with Lidar

Jun 8, 2016

OpenTopography, in collaboration with the Boise State University Boise Center Aerospace Lab (BCAL) and NEON, will be teaching a short course this fall on Topographic, Geomorphic, and Vegetation Analysis with Lidar. This workshop is part of a series of NSF/NEON supported training on the use of datasets from the NEON Airborne Observing Platform to enable new discoveries in the biophysical research community.

Second 2016 High Resolution Topography Short Course Announced

Mar 22, 2016

We are pleased to announce a second 2016 running of our short course on high resolution topography. This course follows high demand (90+ applicants) for our January course, and so we will be offering the course again thanks to support from UNAVCO, NCALM, and EarthScope.

Short Course: Imaging and Analyzing Southern California's Active Faults with High Resolution Topography

Dec 11, 2015

We are happy to announce a short course on Imaging and Analyzing Southern California's Active Faults with High Resolution Topography.

OpenTopography at the 2015 American Geophysical Meeting

Dec 9, 2015

Come connect with OpenTopography at the 2015 American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco! OpenTopography will be in booth #211 on "NSF Street" in the exhibit hall. The booth is shared with the National Center for 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 discuss lidar, high resolution topography, or cyberinfrastructure.

Raster data now available for areas in California, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Washington

Oct 8, 2015

OpenTopography is happy to announce the release of seven new raster datasets. These datasets are derived from previously released point cloud data, and allow users to quickly and easily access high resolution digital elevation models. Six of these datasets were collected by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). NCALM is a NSF-funded center that supports the use of airborne laser mapping technology (a.k.a.

New point cloud and raster data from Mayapan, Mexico archaeological site

Jul 29, 2015

08/31/15 UPDATE: Due to concerns from the Principle Investigator of this project, NCALM has asked OpenTopography to take this dataset down. In accordance with this request, we’ve made the Mayapan dataset private until further notice.

New Review Pubs: Lidar for Mass and Energy Transfer Through Landscapes; Critical Zone Science

Jul 22, 2015

Two new review papers, co-authored by OpenTopography staff, have been published recently that focus on the use lidar and high resolution topography for understanding mass and energy transfer through landscapes and the critical zone respectively.

New Point Cloud Data Available in Eastern California

Jun 11, 2015

OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of two new datasets in eastern California: the Poleta Folds and Surprise Valley. The Poleta Folds airborne lidar data were collected by Chris Larson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This dataset is particularly exciting because the area is a beautiful example of classic structural geology, where many universities teach undergraduate mapping courses.

2014 Post South Napa Earthquake data now available

Mar 25, 2015

OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of high resolution point cloud data collected after the 2014 South Napa Earthquake. The August 24, 2014, South Napa earthquake (M6.0) produced significant damage resulting from shaking, fault rupture, fault afterslip, and ground deformation.

OpenTopography Short Courses in Mexico

Mar 23, 2015

Over the next 2.5 weeks, OpenTopography will be participating in two short courses in Mexico - one at National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico, and the other at CICESE (Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada), Ensenada, Baja.

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