Camp Wildfire Reconnaissance: LiDAR and UAS Data on Structural Damage in Paradise, CA

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.