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Aerial imagery collected in 2019, a digital elevation model, and an orthomosaic image to identify sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico, United States

Aerial imagery was collected with an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) and used to construct a digital elevation model (DEM) and orthomosaic image using Structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico. The DEM and bathymetry surveys were combined to estimate lake water volume as a function of lake stage in the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, "Sources of Water and Salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in West-Central New Mexico", https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20255057. Aerial imagery, DEM, and orthomosaic image are published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. The data release contains instructions for users to access the aerial imagery, DEM, and orthomosaic image stored in EROS, a KMZ, and an orthomosaic cover photo for the Zuni Salt Lake. New user: 1) Go to https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ 2) Click on Register in upper right corner and complete User Registration. Registration will be confirmed via email. Registered user: 1) Log in at https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ 2) Download the KMZ file. Under the GeoJSON/KML/Shapefile Upload tab in the Search Criteria in Earth Explorer, select click KML/KMZ from the file type dropdown menu, click Select File, and select the downloaded KMZ file. 3) To see data from a specific survey, enter the date of the survey in the Date Range tab (08/28/2019 – 08/29/2019). 4) Click on Data Sets. Under UAS, select UAS - Raw, UAS - Ortho, and/or UAS - DEM. 5) Click on Results. If multiple data sets were selected in Step 4, use the drop-down menu under Data Set to view different data sets.

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Author(s) Keely E Miltenberger orcid, Jeb E Brown orcid, Andrew J Robertson orcid, Grady P Ball orcid
Publication Date 2025-09-16
Beginning Date of Data 2019-08-28
Ending Date of Data 2019-08-29
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P16248E8
Citation Miltenberger, K.E., Brown, J.E., Robertson, A.J., and Ball, G.P., 2025, Aerial imagery collected in 2019, a digital elevation model, and an orthomosaic image to identify sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico, United States: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P16248E8.
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Metadata Date 2025-09-19
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