LiDAR Data for White River National Wildlife Refuge, 2016-17

LiDAR geospatial data were collected on approximately 60,000 acres of White River National Wildlife Refuge in late fall-winter 2016-17. The data, provided by the Department of the Interior, are delivered as geo-referenced files in zipped folders. Associated metadata is described as fully compliant.

Use Cases

• Generate high-resolution digital elevation models based on the LiDAR point cloud data.
• Analyze terrain and vegetation structure for landscape management planning within the refuge.
• Monitor changes in topography and land cover over time using the 2016-17 temporal snapshot.

Strengths

• Covers approximately 60,000 acres of a specific national wildlife refuge.
• Associated metadata is described as fully compliant.

Limitations

• Data may extend beyond the refuge boundary or be part of a larger project not exclusively clipped to the refuge.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Collection Method

LiDAR data collection via aerial survey.

Time Range

late fall-winter 2016-17

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-04 08:17:17.249021; freshness should be verified.

Geography

White River National Wildlife Refuge