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Jun 7, 2012
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The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, will host its ninth annual Cyberinfrastructure Summer Institute for Geoscientists (CSIG'12) August 6-10. Since 2004, CSIG has been funded each year by a grant from the Earth Science Division (EAR) of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The theme for CSIG'12 is "Geoinformatics Education and Training for the 21st Century Geoscience Workforce," reflecting the emphasis on preparing geoscientists for cyber-enabled research and education initiatives. As in prior years, CSIG'... more
May 14, 2012
We are pleased to announce the release of version 3.7 of the OpenTopography system. This update includes improvements to the data selection interface, and dataset metadata pages.
Digital Object Identifiers:
A noteworthy component of this release is the introduction of a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for each OpenTopography hosted dataset. DOIs are persistent identifiers that were originally developed for publications, but are increasingly being used for scientific datatsets. DOIs are managed through time and will not change even if the object is moved or renamed; this means that... more
May 14, 2012
We are pleased to announce that four new point clouds datasets have been posted to OpenTopography. The datasets were collected by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) and cover portions of California, Florida, Idaho and North Carolina. These datasets were collected for a variety of scientific purposes including identifying Scrub-Jay habitat, detecting a landscape's response to tectonics and looking at forest leaf structure.
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping Datasets:
NCALM is an NSF-funded center that supports the use of airborne laser mapping technology (a.k.a.... more
May 8, 2012
Now available through OpenTopography are twelve new airborne and terrestrial lidar datasets. Eight airborne datasets covering areas of Idaho are provided by the Idaho Lidar Consortium, US Forest Service, and several affiliated institutions and agencies. This release also includes four terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) datasets collected to accurately image surface rupture from earthquakes in Nevada and Mexico.
Idaho Lidar Consortium (ILC) Datasets
OpenTopography is working with the Idaho Lidar Consortium to provide online access to lidar data collected for earth and ecological studies in that... more
Apr 26, 2012
OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of another installment of lidar data from the Oregon Department of Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) and two new datasets from the United States Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Willamette Valley, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Lidar Program Data:
With the installment of the Willamette Valley portion of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Lidar Program dataset, the DOGAMI dataset now contains an impressive ~192 billion points, covering an area of 18,664.3 square kilometers. This dataset... more
Apr 10, 2012
OpenTopography is happy to announce several new system updates released this past Friday. These updates focus on metadata presentation, as well as some important changes to bulk data access via OpenTopography. Details:
Enhanced metadata pages for all datasets: Each dataset in OpenTopography now has an expanded and comprehensive metadata page that provides an overview of the dataset, links to the project survey report, dataset outline, as well as other related information. Click the "Full Metadata" link on each dataset page to access the metadata information.
Each dataset metadata record... more
Apr 4, 2012
We are pleased to announce the release of seven new lidar point cloud datasets covering areas in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Washington State, and British Columbia. These data cover a diverse array of geographic areas and feature high-resolution topography for active volcanic regions, fluvial systems, and tectonically active areas.
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping datasets:
NCALM is an NSF-funded center that supports the use of airborne laser mapping technology (a.k.a. lidar) in the scientific community and is jointly operated by the Department of Civil &... more
Mar 30, 2012
Nancy West and Shelley Olds from the UNAVCO education and outreach program are in Indianapolis this weekend for the 2012 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference. Today, they'll be presenting a one-hour session on how lidar derived imagery and Google Earth can be used in the classroom to teach students about earth surface processes. Their demonstrations will highlight OpenTopography hosted lidar data and the Google Earth-base lidar visualizations we provide.
Friday, March 30 2:00-3:00 PM
What's Under the Shrubbery? Study Erosion, Landslides, Dinosaur Tracks, and More... more
Mar 7, 2012
OpenTopography is pleased to announce the release of twelve new lidar point cloud datasets covering a range of landscapes and geologic features in seven different states. These data were collected for a variety of scientific applications, and feature high-resolution topography for dune fields, active faults, and various watersheds and fluvial systems.
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping datasets:
NCALM is an NSF-funded center that supports the use of airborne laser mapping technology (a.k.a. lidar) in the scientific community and is jointly operated by the Department of Civil &... more
Mar 7, 2012
Last week OpenTopography rolled out our latest round of software updates (OT version 3.6), which includes several changes to the OT portal user interface and data access features, as well as many updates behind the scenes to our systems and databases. A summary of new features and updates in this release:
User Interface and Data Access:
Updates to the dataset listing pages (Point Cloud, Standard DEMs, and Google Earth Image Overlays) including the inclusion of a "filter bar" which allows users to filter datasets by collection platform (e.g., airborne or terrestrial), dataset funder and... more
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