Digital Surface Model, Minnesota (2006-2012)

A 1m resolution digital surface model that was generated from raw LiDAR data.
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Additional Info

Field Value
dsAccessConst None
dsCurrentRef See map included as "lidar_collection_projects_dates.pdf" with dates of data collection and areas covered. Also, the included shapefile "lidar_collection_projects_dates_shapefile.zip" includes links to project specific metadata records.

Red River Basin: 2008-2009
South Dakota: Fall 2010
MN River Basin: Spring 2010
Blue Earth County: Spring 2012
Southeast: Fall 2008
Rice: 2007
McLeod 2007
Metro: Spring and Fall 2011
Stearns: 2006
Crow Wing: 2008
Central Lakes: Spring 2012
Arrowhead: Spring 2011
Pine: 2006
Chisago: 2007
Wright: 2008
dsMetadataUrl https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/edu_umn/elev_dig_surf_model/metadata/metadata.html
dsModifiedDate 2025-03-31 23:52:03
dsOriginator Brink, Christopher; Gosack, Ben;Kne, Len; Luo, Yuanyuan; Martin, Christopher; McDonald, Molly; Moore, Michael; Munsch, Andrew; Palka, Stephen; Piernot, Devon;Thiede, Dan; Xie, Yiquan; Walz, Andrew
dsPurpose To enable statewide analysis of solar insolation.
gdrsDsGuid {0e7fead5-af72-4519-9d1c-9eed2271e2c2}
spatial {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-97.5, 43],[-97.5, 49.5], [-89, 49.5], [-89, 43], [-97.5, 43]]]}

Dataset extent

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