Camp Wildfire Reconnaissance: LiDAR and UAS Data on Structural Damage in Paradise, CA
by Fischer, Erica / DesignSafe Data Depot Repository Harvested Subcollection·Updated 1y ago
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Description
Engineering data on building damage from the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California. Data was collected in Spring 2019 using Terrestrial Laser Scanning (LiDAR) and drone-based Structure from Motion (UAS) at specific sites including schools, a hospital, a Safeway, and residential structures. The project aims to quantify local and global structural damage and evaluate forest burn severity.
Use Cases
Measure building deformations due to fire based on LiDAR and UAS data.
Evaluate the extent of damage and rate of recovery based on comparisons with Google Street View data mentioned in the description.
Calculate burn severity differences between mitigated and unmitigated forests based on UAS footage of the wildland surrounding Pine Ridge Elementary School.
Strengths
Data was collected using multiple methods (LiDAR/TLS and UAS/SfM) for cross-validation.
Focuses on specific, named engineered structures (schools, a hospital, a Safeway) and forest areas.
Project has a clear goal to understand the use of drones and LiDAR for evaluating wildfire impact.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Data scope is limited to engineering data from specific sites in Paradise, CA.
Provenance
Source
DesignSafe Data Depot Repository Harvested Subcollection, authored by Fischer, Erica.
Collection Method
Combination of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and drone-based Structure from Motion (SfM).
Time Range
Spring 2019.
Freshness
Last updated 2025-02-10 23:02:13; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Paradise, California, USA, focusing on specific sites like Achieve Charter High School, Safeway, Pine Ridge Elementary School, Adventist Health Hospital, a residential structure on Berkshire Way, and Ponderosa Pine Elementary School.
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