Three new global topographic datasets available (SRTM Ellipsoidal, ALOS World 3D, GMRT)
Feb 1, 2017
OpenTopography is proud to announce the availability of three new global topographic datasets:
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2012 New Zealand lidar from area impacted by M7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake available
Dec 9, 2016
Continuing our collaboration with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), OpenTopography is pleased to announce the availability of lidar point cloud data from the coast near Kaikoura, Northern Canterbury, New Zealand.
OpenTopography at the 2016 American Geophysical Union Meeting
Dec 9, 2016
Come connect with OpenTopography at the 2016 American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco! OpenTopography will be in booth #513 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.
New datasets available in Utah, California, Florida and more
Nov 2, 2016
OpenTopography is happy to announce the release of over a dozen new datasets. Eight of these datasets were collected by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) as part of their seed grant program. NCALM is an NSF-funded center that supports the use of airborne laser mapping technology (a.k.a.
Two new satellite-derived point clouds available
Sep 9, 2016
OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of two new photogrammetric datasets derived from the Pleiades 1A and 1B satellites. These datasets are unique among those provided through OpenTopography, as the point clouds were created using stereo imagery taken from space and not using lidar technology.
New lidar datasets available in New Zealand
Aug 26, 2016
OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of two new datasets in New Zealand.
OpenTopography updates: enhanced site search, increased limits, USIEI
Aug 11, 2016
OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of a number of updates and improvements to the OpenTopography system. This release adds several new features to enhance data discovery, processing, and site usability.
Release Notes:
In addition to bug fixes and minor updates, this release includes the following features:
Enhanced site search
National Science Foundation Renews Funding for OpenTopography
Jul 26, 2016
We're pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed funding for OpenTopography, a science gateway that provides online access to Earth science oriented high-resolution topography data and processing tools.
New datasets available in California, Montana, Wyoming, and more
Jul 12, 2016
Over the past several months OpenTopography has released eight new datasets. Six of these datasets were collected by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) as part of their seed grant program. NCALM is an NSF-funded center that supports the use of airborne laser mapping technology (a.k.a.
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.
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