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3DEP LIDAR QL1 VS. QL2REGIONAL BASEMAP COMMITTEE MEETING - 3/23/2017
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LIDAR COLLECTIONFALL 2017
•QL2 – NBMG is providing
bulk of local funding
• looking for a $25,000 local
match to complete QL2 funding
•QL1 buy-up option
• 243 sq miles @ $90,428
• Approx. $370/sq. mile
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RENO – CARSON CITY URBAN CORRIDOR LIDAR PROPOSAL
• Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology/UNR
• Proposal incorporates Reno – Carson City urban
corridor ~1372 square miles for QL2 Lidar
Major populated areas in northern Nevada
Major transportation corridors
Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center
• Applications Urban growth and associated infrastructure
Earthquake hazards – 8 earthquakes M6 or larger in
past 160 years
Flood risk management – Truckee and Carson Rivers
Flash-flood, debris flow hazards on small catchments
Landslide hazards
• Funding – Total proposal $349,605 $174,605 secured from USGS
$175,000 match from local entities
• $150,000 provided by UNR Vice President for
Research and Innovation Office
• $25,000 additional funds needed to maximize
match ($16,000 to maintain current area)
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DELIVERABLES
• Metadata
• Raw Point Cloud
• Classified Point Cloud
• Bare Earth DEM
• Breaklines
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SPECIFICATIONS
Quality
Level
Vertical
Accuracy
RMSEz
Nominal Pulse
Spacing (NPS)
Nominal Pulse
Density (NPD)Points/sq meter
DEM Post
Spacing
Contour
Accuracy
QL1 10 cm 0.35 m 8 0.5 meter (1ft) 1 foot
QL2 10 cm 0.7 m 2 1 meter (2ft) 1 foot
QL3 20 cm 1.4 m 0.5 2 meters (5ft) 2 foot
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COMPARISON –ELEVATION POINT DENSITY2013 Pictometry QL3 Mass Points 2016 Geophex
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COMPARISON – PULSE DENSITYQL1 QL2
PENNSYLVANIA, DATA CREDIT: PSU
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COMPARISON – POINT CLOUDQL1 QL2
PENNSYLVANIA, DATA CREDIT: PSU
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SAN DIEGO, DATA CREDIT: USGS
COMPARISON – TIN, EXAMPLE ONEQL1 QL2
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COMPARISON – TIN, EXAMPLE TWOQL1 QL2
PENNSYLVANIA, DATA CREDIT: PSU
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COMPARISON – BARE EARTH DEM, 1FT RESOLUTION
QL1 QL2PENNSYLVANIA, DATA CREDIT: PSU
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0.5 foot
COMPARISON – BARE EARTH DEM, ZOOM INQL1 QL2
1 foot
PENNSYLVANIA, DATA CREDIT: PSU
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COMPARISON – INTENSITYQL1 QL2
PENNSYLVANIA, DATA CREDIT: PSU
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COMPARISON – INTENSITYQL1 QL2
PENNSYLVANIA, DATA CREDIT: PSU
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COMPARISON – 1 FT CONTOURSQL1 QL2PENNSYLVANIA, DATA CREDIT: PSU
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LOCAL USES
• Flood control modeling
• Grading plans and pre-
construction bids
(pre-engineering)
• Change Detection
• Building footprints
• Vegetation classification
• Rooftop solar assessment
• Aerial imagery rectification
• Geologic mapping and hazards
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COST COMPARISON
Product Area (Sq. Miles) Cost Cost/Sq. Mile
Geophex 2ft Contours
(Photogrammetric) 2016
442 $84,550 $191
Pictometry QL3 LiDAR
(1 pulse/sq. meter) 2013
554 $37,660 $68
USGS QL1
(8 pulses/sq. meter) 2017
234 $90,428 $386
USGS QL2
(2 pulses/sq. meter) 2017
1370 $349,605* $255
*324,605 of this total is funded by USGS and UNR through the USGS 3DEP program and UNR’s VPRI.
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COST COMPARISON
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FUNDING OPTIONS
• 1. Do Nothing
• 2. Fund $16-$25k to enable QL2 acquisition and match USGS funds
• 3. Option 2 + Fund QL1 acquisition up to $85k
• Requires reduction of QL1 area by ~12 sq. miles
• Total amount would be 25 + 85 = $110k