2020 LiDAR

2015_Ortho_AOI-(1).jpgIn 2020, the North Central Texas Council of Governments facilitated the cooperative purchase of 0.5-Meter LiDAR (4PPM) for 581 square miles of the NCTCOG region.  The contractor for this project was Woolpert. The LiDAR data were collected in January through March 2020 (leaf-off) and are available for purchase via DFWMaps Marketplace according to the following price schedule.

 

The LiDAR data are sold in  3,000' x 2,000' tiles, or 0.215 square miles. A shapefile of the tile structure may be downloaded below.

SDCP Index Grid

Specifications

Camera Optech Galaxy Airborne LiDAR System
Nominal Pulse Spacing 0.5 Meter, 4 points per meter
Accuracy 9.25cm vertical accuracy in non-restricted airspace and 12.5cm vertical accuracy in restricted airspace.
Relative Accuracy <=6 RMSEz within individual swaths and <=8cm within swath overlap
Measurement Rate 500kHz
Returns up to 5
Capture January-March 2020
Ground Conditions Leaf off; free from snow, haze, fog, or dust;  streams within normal banks
Coordinate System Texas State Plane, North Central Zone
Horizontal Datum NAD 83
Vertical Datum NAVD88
Units US Survey Feet
Breaklines Hydrologic flattening
Format LAS 1.2, classified text file, bare earth DEM, first return DSM
Classification Data are classified according to ASPRS classification standards with 98% of buildings identified.


More information on the 2020 project can be found in the project level metadata.

For questions regarding the 2020 LiDAR project, send us an email.