LiDAR-Derived Hillshade Image for Ashland County, WI 2014

Description:

Resource provided by WisconsinView. This data represents a LiDAR-derived countywide hillshade image for Ashland County, Wisconsin in 2014. This dataset is in WTM coordinates, EPSG 3071 with elevation in meters. Hillshading is a technique used to visualize terrain as shaded relief, illuminating it with a hypothetical light source. The illumination value for each raster cell is determined by its orientation to the light source, which is based on slope and aspect.

Resource Link:

https://www.sco.wisc.edu/data/elevationlidar/

Identifier:

646b2e54-d89e-4767-bfeb-399cc9a80b8b

Language:

English

Creator:

Wisconsin Department of Administration - Geographic Information Office

Publisher:

Wisconsin Department of Administration - Geographic Information Office

Provider:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Elevation

Temporal Coverage:

2014

Date Issued:

Spatial Coverage:

Wisconsin

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

GeoTIFF