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Collection Overview: These data cover a popular area for field geologic mapping courses called the Poleta Folds. The area is at the southern end of Deep Springs Valley, southeast of Bishop, CA. The purpose of collecting the data was to provide a good topographic base map for students to learn to map complex geologic structures.

Dataset Acknowledgement: Data collected for educational purposes and funded by Central Washington University, Caltech, CSU-Sacramento, Oregon State University, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, and Western Washington University.

Dataset Citation: N/A - Citation Guidance

Dataset Keywords: folds, faults, structures, Cambrian, basin and range

Survey Date: 02/01/2014

Publication Date: 05/21/2015

Data Provider and Roles:
Funders

• Central Washington University
• California Institute of Technology
• Sacramento State University
• Oregon State University
• University of California, Davis, KeckCAVES
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of California, Santa Cruz
• Western Washington Univesity

Partner

• White Mountain Research Center

Collector

• University of Alaska Fairbanks- Dr. Chris Larsen

Total lidar returns: 41,604,637 pts

Area: 47 km²

Point Density: 0.89 pts/m²

Classifications:

Class 0 - Created, never classified

41,604,637

Raster Resolution: 1 meter

Coordinates System:
    Horizontal: UTM Zone 11N WGS 1984 [EPSG: 32611]
    Vertical: Ellipsoid

Survey Report: Poleta_folds.zip

LAS Validation Data Report: POLETA.html

Dataset Extent in KMZ format: Download

Dataset Spatial Bounds: North: 37.3255695246386°     South: 37.0012019441369°     East: -118.068826759762°     West: -118.138459854726°