New lidar data series released for Mount Hood - 01/26/10
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Dr. Vicki S. McConnell, State Geologist
800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-1555 WEB: http://www.oregongeology.org

NEWS RELEASE:January 26, 2010

Read the complete news release in the attached PDF or go online at: http://www.OregonGeology.org

Portland, Oregon:A new geologic digital data series of the Mount Hood area is being released today by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI).

The Lidar Data Quadrangle Series (LDQ):
This release in the LDQ series (data only) covers both individual and bundled USGS quadrangles for the Mount Hood area. This data is part of a data publication series that will eventually provide complete lidar data for most of the inhabited areas of the state. Please refer to the attached maps for details or go online to see a list of the USGS quads and data available at: http://www.oregongeology.org

The data in the LDQ series are designed specifically for use with specialty Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and include only raster based data. In other words, a file with a regular grid of elevation values. Lidar data originate as large numbers of measured points which have been filtered and processed to produce the rasters in the LDQs. The point data (point cloud) requires special software and expertise to use, and creates very large files, so it is not included in this publication series.

Read the complete news release in the attached PDF or go online at: http://www.OregonGeology.org