23 sets of aerial lidar data collected in Texas between 2014 and 2018 were processed into rasters of tree canopy heights, expressed in meters. The data were created by the Department of the Interior and were used to model habitat for the golden-cheeked warbler. The dataset includes files in XML, JSONLD, and ZIP formats.
Use Cases
- Modeling golden-cheeked warbler habitat based on canopy height data.
- Analyzing forest structure and biomass in Texas based on lidar-derived canopy heights.
- Monitoring changes in tree canopy over time based on the 2014-2018 collection period.
- Calibrating satellite-based vegetation indices with high-resolution canopy height measurements.
Strengths
- Data derived from 23 distinct aerial lidar collection sets.
- Canopy heights are provided in a standardized unit (meters).
- Temporal coverage spans five years (2014-2018).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of the Interior
- Collection Method
- Derived from aerial lidar collections.
- Time Range
- 2014-2018
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-04 08:26:49.380312; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Texas, USA