[gis_info] FW: News Release - New lidar data series for southern Oregon coast released - Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

[Jed Roberts]

See below for information on new lidar topography available for the South Coast.
Jed Roberts | Geospatial Data Coordinator
Oregon Department of Geology & Mineral Industries
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 965
Portland, Oregon 97232-2162
Phone: (971) 673-1546 | Fax: (971) 673-1562
E-mail: jed.roberts at dogami.state.or.us
Web: http://www.oregongeology.org/  <http://www.oregongeology.org/ > 
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From: James Roddey 
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:30 PM
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Subject: News Release - New lidar data series for southern Oregon coast released - Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries



Oregon Department of GeologY AND Mineral Industries 

Dr. Vicki S. McConnell, State Geologist
 
800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-1555  WEB: http://www.oregongeology.com <http://www.oregongeology.com/> 
 
NEWS RELEASE: November 18, 2009
 
Read the complete news release in the attached PDF or go online at: http://www.OregonGeology.org <http://www.oregongeology.org/>  
 
New lidar data series for southern Oregon coast released
 
Portland, Oregon: A new geologic digital data series for the southern Oregon coast is being released today by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI).
 
The Lidar Data Quadrangle Series (LDQ)
This release in the LDQ series (data only) covers both individual and bundled USGS quadrangles along the coast from Brookings to Florence and huge swaths of inland coastal areas. This data is part of a data publication series that will eventually provide complete lidar data for most of the inhabited areas of the state.
 
Please refer to the attached map for details or go online to see a list of the USGS quads and data available at: http://www.oregongeology.org <http://www.oregongeology.org/> 
 
The data in the LDQ series however, are designed specifically for use with specialty Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and include only raster based data; in other words, a file with a regular grid of elevation values. Lidar data originate as large numbers of measured points which have been filtered and processed to produce the rasters in the LDQs. The point data (point cloud) requires special software and expertise to use, and creates very large files, so it is not included in this publication series.
 
You can learn more about the collection of lidar data in Oregon and the Oregon Lidar Consortium online at:
http://www.oregongeology.com/sub/projects/olc/default.htm
 
Read the complete news release in the attached PDF or go online at: http://www.OregonGeology.org <http://www.oregongeology.org/>  
 
 
James Roddey
Earth Sciences Information Officer
Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-1543 (direct line) / (503) 807-8343 (cell)
<mailto:ames.roddey at dogami.state.or.us> mailto:james.roddey at dogami.state.or.us
http://www.oregongeology.org
 
 
 
 
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