3D Landscape Reconstruction and Land Use Modeling, Chaco Canyon, NM 2016

This dataset, located within Chaco Canyon, New Mexico was collected by NCALM for Dr. Wetherbee Dorshow and Dr. Wirt Wills to help reconstruct the three dimensional landscape as well as model land use at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. The survey area totaled approximately 543 km2. NOTE: NCALM reprocessed this dataset with updated Optech LMS software, and this newly reprocessed version was released via OpenTopography on June 8th 2021.Publications associated with this dataset can be found at NCALM's Data Tracking Center

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Last Updated August 15, 2025, 10:23 (UTC)
Created August 15, 2025, 10:23 (UTC)
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sci:citation Dorshow, W. (2019). 3D Landscape Reconstruction and Land Use Modeling, Chaco Canyon, NM 2016. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9XG9P8D. Accessed <YYYY-MM-DD>
sci:doi https://doi.org/10.5069/G9XG9P8D
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