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New NCALM Datasets in California, and Montana Now Available

Three new NCALM (National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping) datasets are now available from OpenTopography. Two of these datasets examine hydrologic processes that affect channel evolution… 		3D point cloud of lidar data over the Swan River in Montana. (Credit: OpenTopography)
CEE's Hoskere Wins Grant to Research Digitizing Texas Bridges

By: Stephen Greenwell An assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering has been awarded a three-year, $505,286 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to… 		Vedhus Hoskere, an assistant professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, is the lead PI for research. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
CEE's Fernandez-Diaz Tabbed as AGU LANDInG Academy Fellow

By: Stephen Greenwell Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, a research assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and a co-investigator for the National Center for… 		Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, a research assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and a co-investigator for the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
NCALM Seed Proposals Not Solicited in 2023

Seed Proposal Information for Students and Advisors For the past 18 years, NCALM has held an annual Seed Project competition for graduate students at U.S. institutions. These competitive,… 		National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Cullen Researchers Part of Team Opening Window to Maya Culture

By: Laurie Fickman In the ongoing quest to unearth the world's hidden mysteries, University of Houston researchers and archaeology partners have discovered a lost Maya city deep in the… 		A 3D printed model based on airborne lidar data of a pyramid. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences Seeks Graduate Research Assistant

Graduate Research Assistantship in Geodesy, Remote Sensing, and Geophysics The Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences (GSES) program in the Department of Civil and Environmental… 		University of Houston, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
NCALM Announces 2022 Seed Proposal Winners

2022 Student Seed Proposal Winners Selected The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping surveys multiple projects each year for graduate student PIs whose research would be enhanced by… 		National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
New NCALM Datasets in California, Oregon, and North Carolina Now Available

Three new NCALM (National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping) datasets are now available from OpenTopography. Two of these datasets examine snow hydrology and dynamics in the… 		DTM of the Little River in Sparta, NC with 0.25m contours. (Credit: OpenTopography)
CEE's Lee Receives Funding to Continue Flood Analysis Work Along Asia's Mekong River

By: Stephen Greenwell A professor at the Cullen College of Engineering will continue serving as the lead PI for a NASA project that examines land subsidence, flood forecasting and… 		Hyongki Lee, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, has received about $692,410 in additional funding for a three-year extension of his research work, “Strengthening Regional and National Capacity for Operational Flood andDrought Management Services for Lower Mekong Nations via Mekong River Commission and SERVIR-Mekong.” Hyongki Lee, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, has received about $692,410 in additional funding for a three-year extension of his research work.
New NCALM Datasets in California and Arizona Now Available

Two new Seed grant datasets from NCALM (National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping) are now available from OpenTopography. On July 13th 2021 a lidar dataset within the Sierra… 		Contours overlaid on a hillshade of a Digital Terrain Model (DTM). (Credit: OpenTopography)