Red River Basin Mapping Initiative

Project Specifications

Scope

Entire U.S. portion of the Red River Basin including the Devils Lake Basin

Deliverables

• Raw classified data (< 15cm RMSE)

• Filtered bare earth data (< 15cm RMSE)

• 1 meter bare earth digital elevation model (< 15cm RMSE) as Integer grid

• NAVD 88/ NAD 83

• Third party quality assurance of data accuracy - Engineers validation report

• 0.5 meter GSD ortho-imagery (Phase 1 area)

• Open web-based data archival, management, and distribution system within the US
Geological Survey Center for LiDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge (CLICK)


Project Sponsors

ND Red River Joint Water Resources Board
City of Fargo, ND
City of East Grand Forks, MN
MN Red River Watershed Management Board
City of Moorhead, MN
MN Buffalo-Red Watershed District
State of North Dakota
City of Wahpeton, ND
US Geological Survey
State of Minnesota
City of Breckenridge, MN
US Natural Resources Conservation Service (ND)
MN Department of Transportation
City of Grand Forks, ND
US Army Corps of Engineers


Project Team



International Water Institute
NDSU Dept 9030 - PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
NDSU FLC 219 , phone: 701.231.5266, web questions: grit.may@ndsu.edu