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Points2Grid Lidar Gridding Code Open Source Release

Jun 24, 2011

We're pleased to formally announce the open source release of the OpenTopography-developed Points2Grid algorithm for Digital Elevation Models generation from lidar point cloud data. Points2Grid is a robust and scalable local gridding tool for processing LIDAR point cloud data to DEMs. The algorithm uses a local gridding method to compute grid cell elevation using a neighborhood defined around each cell based on a search radius provided by the user.

OpenTopography v 3.2 Release Adds TIN-Based Gridding

Jun 16, 2011

We are pleased to announce the release of v. 3.2 of the OpenTopography system. This is a major update that includes several new enhancements to the lidar point cloud processing system to add functionality, speed up processing, and to improve the user experience.

CSIG'11: Big Data and Big Computing in the Geosciences

Jun 8, 2011

The 8^th annual Cyberinfrastructure Summer Institute for Geoscientists (CSIG'11) will be held August 8^th -12^th, 2011, at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego.

New Geoinformatics Book Includes Chapters on Early OpenTopography Work

May 21, 2011

A new Cambridge University Press book released this month highlights a wide range of research in the areas of Geoinformatics and Earth science Cyberinfrastructure. Geoinformatics, Cyberinfrastructure for the Solid Earth Sciences, G.R. Keller and C.

Lemhi Watershed Idaho Lidar Data Released

May 7, 2011

OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of an 80 km² lidar point cloud dataset for the Lemhi River watershed in east-central Idaho.

Planned Outage May 3rd until 12 pm

May 3, 2011

Due to planned power system maintenance in the SDSC machine room, servers that provide OpenTopography lidar point cloud access and processing will be down on MAy 3rd, 2011. We expect this outage to be complete by 12 pm PDT. If you have questions or concerns please contact info@opentopography.org.

Lake Tahoe Basin Lidar Data Released

Apr 27, 2011

OpenTopography is pleased to announce that lidar point cloud data for the whole Lake Tahoe Basin (941 km²) on the California/Nevada border are now available.

Deschutes and South Coast Oregon Lidar Datasets now Available

Apr 26, 2011

OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of 1,556 km² of lidar point cloud data covering the South Coast and Deschutes regions of Oregon.

Updates Improve OpenTopography Performance and Stability

Mar 30, 2011

As part of OpenTopography's ongoing efforts to provide quick and reliable access to lidar data and derived products (e.g., high-resolution DEMs), our latest system update (OT v. 3.1) features a number of improvements to the data access and processing system designed to improve performance and make OpenTopography more reliable under growing processing loads.

OpenTopography Services Oriented Architecture Paper Accepted to COM.Geo 2011 Conference

Mar 28, 2011

A paper highlighting the Services Oriented Architecture implemented by OpenTopography to enable lidar data access and processing has been accepted for presentation at the 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Computing for Geospatial Research and Application (COM.Geo) on May 23-25, 2011 in Washington DC.

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