Welcome

The mission of the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) is to:

  • Provide research-quality airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) observations to the scientific community.
  • Advance the state of the art in airborne laser mapping.
  • Train and educate graduate students with knowledge of airborne mapping to meet the needs of academic institutions, government agencies, and private industry.

NCALM is based at the University of Houston and is operated in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley. The center is supported by the National Science Foundation and is associated with the multi-disciplinary Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences graduate program at the University of Houston.

News

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 (NCALM), is part of the 2023-25 cohort for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG Academy Fellows. CEE's Fernandez-Diaz tabbed as AGU LANDInG Academy Fellow
September 13, 2023
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 (…
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping NCALM Seed Proposals Not Solicited in 2023
September 11, 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,…
A 3D printed model based on airborne lidar data of a pyramid. Cullen Researchers Part of Team Opening Window to Maya Culture
July 17, 2023
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 jungles of Campeche, on…
University of Houston, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences Seeks Graduate Research Assistant
May 8, 2023
Graduate Research Assistantship in Geodesy, Remote Sensing, and Geophysics The Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences (GSES) program in the Department of Civil and Environmental…
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping NCALM Announces 2022 Seed Proposal Winners
March 21, 2023
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…