The Oregon Department of Geology & Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) contracted with Watershed Sciences, Inc. to collect high resolution topographic LiDAR data for multiple areas within the State of Oregon. The areas for LiDAR collection have been designed as part of a collaborative effort of state, federal, and local agencies in order to meet a wide range of project goals. This LiDAR data set was collected over 6 deliveries from Oct 8, 2009 through Sept 6, 2010 and encompasses portions of Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath, and Lake counties in Oregon. This data set consists of bare earth and unclassified points. The average pulse density is 9.4 pulses per square meter over terrestrial surfaces. The Deschutes data set in its entirety (available from DOGAMI) consists of 17 delivery areas which total 3001 square miles (1,920,429 acres) and the total area flown (TAF) covers 3053 square miles (1,953,949 acres). The TAF acreage is greater than the original AOI acreage due to buffering and flight planning optimization. Please note however, that the data available from NOAA OCM covers a smaller area because it only contains the data for six of the Delivery Areas. They are Delivery Areas 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. This metadata record reflects the cumulative statistics for the overall lidar survey. In some areas of heavy vegetation or forest cover, there may be relatively few ground points in the LiDAR data. Elevation values for open water surfaces are not valid elevation values because few LiDAR points are returned from water surfaces. LiDAR intensity values were also collected. Dates of acquisition for the six deliveries that make up this data set. Delivery Area Acquisition Dates AOI Acres TAF Acres 8 Oct 8 - 23, 2009 100,314 102,343 9 Oct 11 - 16, 2009; June 14, 2010 30,161 31,969 10 Oct 12 - 17, 2009; May 29 - June 17, 2010 48,746 50,833 11 Oct 16 - Nov 5, 2009; May 28 - July 3, 2010 229,197 231,807 12 Oct 16 - Nov 5, 2009; May 28 - July 3, 2010 169,905 172,978 13 Aug 25 - Sept 6, 2010 319,866 324,153