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NCALM Unveils 2024 Seed Proposal Awardees

Advancing Geoscience with Lidar Data The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping supports innovative geoscience research through its Seed Proposal Program. Each year, NCALM surveys up to… 		National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
NCALM Seed Project Program is Back with Expanded Eligibility

2024 Seed Proposal Period: November 14, 2024–January 15, 2025 In August of 2024, NSF Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) and the Facilities and Instrumentation Program (IF) renewed funding for… 		The NCALM Seed Project Program is back for two more cycles with expanded eligibility.
New NCALM Datasets in CA, CO, LA, and WY Now Available

Six new NCALM (National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping) datasets covering portions of California, Colorado, Louisiana, and Wyoming are now available from OpenTopography. Continue reading… 		3D point cloud colored by elevation of lava tubes in the Lava Beds National Monument in California. (Credit: OpenTopography)
NCALM Receives NSF Renewal Funding

NCALM Renewed and Will Include New Program The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping is pleased to announce that we have received NSF funding, for two more years, in our sixth project… 		National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
C-ViSER Sees the Future of AI in Structural Engineering

By: Alex Keimig Can artificial intelligence transform the practice of structural engineering? Imagine a future where structural engineers not only rely on their own knowledge and experience… 		Hoskere discusses the applications of AI for design and evaluation of structures with PhD students. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
New NCALM Datasets in Texas, Arkansas, and Idaho Now Available

Three new NCALM (National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping) seed datasets covering portions of Texas, Arkansas, and Idaho are now available from OpenTopography. The dataset, "… 		Panel of Digital Terrain Model, Digital Surface Model, and Canopy Height Model datasets over a section of the Trinity River. (Credit: OpenTopography)
Two New NCALM Datasets Over Alaska Now Available

Two new NCALM (National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping) seed datasets are now available from OpenTopography. The dataset, "Monitoring the Mass Balance of Eklutna Glacier, AK 2023" was… 		Hillshade of a portion of the Eklutna Glacier. (Credit: OpenTopography)
Cullen Researcher Reveals Pre-Collapse Monitoring Of Kakhovka Dam, Ukraine

By: Laurie Fickman On the morning of June 6, 2023, a substantial portion of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine – vital for water management and hydroelectric power generation – suffered a collapse… 		UH assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Pietro Milillo presents results of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, which measures infrastructure deformation from space with millimetric accuracy. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
Glennie Leading Effort for $63.5M DoD Contract to Revolutionize Army Decision-Making

By: Laurie Fickman The University of Houston has been awarded a $63.5 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to help the Army make effective and timely decisions with a strong… 		Craig Glennie, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of engineering defense research initiatives at the UH Cullen College of Engineering. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
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)