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SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar DEM 0.5m UTM Grid, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX20_QSI_DEM
DOI: 10.5067/YO583L7ZOLOO
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set is part of the SnowEx 2021 campaign and provides bare Earth digital elevation models (DEM) acquired by a scanning lidar system at a 0.5 m spatial resolution, and derived from point cloud digital terrain models. DEMs are available for September 2021 and from multiple areas in Colorado, Idaho, and Utah. These data were produced alongside Vegetation Height and Snow Depth data sets.
Parameter(s):
DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
Platform(s):
King Air
Sensor(s):
LIDAR
Data Format(s):
TIFF
Temporal Coverage:
  • 16 September 2021 to 21 September 2021
Temporal Resolution:
  • Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
  • 0.5 meter
  • 0.5 meter
Spatial Reference System(s):
  • NAD83(2011) / UTM zone 11N
    EPSG:6340
  • NAD83(2011) / UTM zone 12N
    EPSG:6341
  • NAD83(2011) / UTM zone 13N
    EPSG:6342
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    44.3658
    S:
    43.0343
    E:
    -114.8547
    W:
    -117.0661
  • N:
    40.6041
    S:
    40.5161
    E:
    -111.5989
    W:
    -111.7319
  • N:
    40.5841
    S:
    38.9681
    E:
    -105.7432
    W:
    -108.3384
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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