LiDAR Data for Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, 2011-2012

LiDAR geospatial data were collected on Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge in late fall-winter 2011-2012. The data deliverables include 1-foot contour, bare earth DEM, hillshade, terrain, control points, DSM, intensity, LAS files, and shapefiles. The dataset is provided by the Department of the Interior.

Use Cases

• Generate high-resolution terrain models based on the bare earth DEM.
• Analyze vegetation structure and canopy height based on the DSM.
• Create topographic maps and visualizations based on the hillshade and contour data.
• Perform point cloud analysis for land cover classification based on the LAS files.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple processed derivatives like DEM, DSM, and hillshade.
• Collection occurred over a defined period in late fall-winter 2011-2012.
• Coverage is focused on a specific wildlife refuge, Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge.

Limitations

• Associated metadata may not be fully compliant.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Collection Method

LiDAR data collection.

Time Range

late fall-winter 2011-2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-04 08:03:30.651997; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Tennessee