VibrantVS Canopy Height Model (CHM) - Validation Sample

This project is a collection of the test dataset for reproducing the analysis from the VibrantVS model manuscript. The test dataset contains paired 'NAIP', aerial 'lidar CHM', and 'VibrantVS CHM' inference. All data have been spatially intersected and temporally intersected within one year. Data is generated at 0.5m pixel resolution representing a 500m x 500m footprint (1000 x 1000 pixels). All data is projected in 'EPSG:6931' (WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 North). Within the S3 bucket containing the data there are 3 folders—'naip', 'lidar', 'vibrantvs'—containing the individual Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) of each sample. For faster access, a '.zip' file of the 'naip', 'lidar', and 'vibrantvs' data that contain all the COGs has been provided. Additionally, a 'test_data_catalog.gpkg' GeoPackage that provides (a) the sample unique identifier ('tile_id'), (b) the corresponding S3 URI for each datatype ('naip_s3_uri', 'lidar_s3_uri', 'vibrantvs_s3_uri') and (c) the corresponding footprint they represent has been provided.

Data and Resources

Field Value
accessRights To read more about the access rights pertaining to this dataset, (a) click on a tile on the map, (b) click on 'Get Data,' and (c) fill out a form titled 'Please complete the form below to access our dataset'; execute these steps at the following link: https://www.vpdatacommons.org/datasets/vibrantvs-canopy-height-model-chm
creationMethod Learn more about dataset's creation method at: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.10351
creatorEmail tony@virbrantplanet.net
creatorName Tony Chang, PhD
creatorWebsite https://www.vibrantplanet.net/team/dr-tony-chang
dataAuthType public
dataProvenance [{'date':'2025-02-19','name':'Creation and publication of dataset'},{'date':'2025-03-13','name':'Dataset updated'}]
dataType GeoTIFF
datasetPageUrl https://www.vpdatacommons.org/datasets/vibrantvs-canopy-height-model-chm
docsURL https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.10351
doi https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KH4X3
issueDate 2025-02-19
lang en
lastUpdateDate 2025-02-19
license cc-by-nc-sa
pocEmail tony@virbrantplanet.net
pocName Tony Chang, PhD
pocWebsite https://www.vibrantplanet.net/team/dr-tony-chang
publisherEmail info@vibrantplanet.net
publisherName Vibrant Planet
publisherWebsite https://www.vpdatacommons.org
purpose This dataset release provides a small validation sample of canopy height model (CHM) data for select areas across the western United States. The data includes high-resolution GeoTIFF files for NAIP imagery, LiDAR-derived CHM, and VibrantVS CHM, allowing users to compare model outputs against benchmark LiDAR measurements. Read more about datasets included here: https://www.vpdatacommons.org/datasets/vibrantvs-canopy-height-model-chm.
status submitted
theme ['vegetation']
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Tags
  • arizona
  • artificial-intelligence-and-robotics
  • bioinformatics
  • california
  • canopy-height-model
  • colorado
  • computer-sciences
  • computer-vision
  • forest-management
  • forest-sciences
  • forest-structure
  • geography
  • idaho
  • lidar
  • life-sciences
  • nevada
  • new-mexico
  • physical-sciences-and-mathematics
  • regional
  • remote-sensing
  • social-and-behavioral-sciences
  • vegetation
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metadata_created 2026-10-30T16:50:50.337272
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notes This project is a collection of the test dataset for reproducing the analysis from the VibrantVS model manuscript. The test dataset contains paired 'NAIP', aerial 'lidar CHM', and 'VibrantVS CHM' inference. All data have been spatially intersected and temporally intersected within one year. Data is generated at 0.5m pixel resolution representing a 500m x 500m footprint (1000 x 1000 pixels). All data is projected in 'EPSG:6931' (WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 North). Within the S3 bucket containing the data there are 3 folders—'naip', 'lidar', 'vibrantvs'—containing the individual Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) of each sample. For faster access, a '.zip' file of the 'naip', 'lidar', and 'vibrantvs' data that contain all the COGs has been provided. Additionally, a 'test_data_catalog.gpkg' GeoPackage that provides (a) the sample unique identifier ('tile_id'), (b) the corresponding S3 URI for each datatype ('naip_s3_uri', 'lidar_s3_uri', 'vibrantvs_s3_uri') and (c) the corresponding footprint they represent has been provided.
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title VibrantVS Canopy Height Model (CHM) - Validation Sample