Sonoma State University

Creating a 3D Digital Twin of Copeland Creek Using Drone LiDAR Data

Creating a 3D Digital Twin of Copeland Creek Using Drone LiDAR Data

Funded by the Norwick Memorial Fund

Abstract

High-resolution digital twin of Copeland Creek created using drone LiDAR to generate a 3D point cloud that was used to model terrain and vegetation structure. The data was collected in the GEP 380 Environmental Remote Sensing course with a drone-mounted remote sensing system that enables effective rapid, high-resolution mapping in complex environments.

Results

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Creating a 3D Digital Twin of Copeland Creek Using Drone LiDAR DataPoster
Digital Twin_DOC.pdf (8.11 MB)
Tyler Mason

 

Key Terms: datasonde, Copeland Creek, drone, LiDAR, terrain, vegetation structure, tree Segmentation and Analysis, ladder fuel density

Project Date: Spring 2026
 

Faculty:

  • Dr. Matt Clark

 

Departments:

  • Geography Environment and Planning

 

Partners:

  • Center for Environmental Inquiry (CEI)

 

Students:

  • Tyler Mason

 

Locations:

  • Sonoma County
  • SSU
  • Copeland Creek

 

Project Topics:

  • LiDAR
  • Mapping
  • Vegetation

 

Funding Sources:

  • WATERS Collaborative

 

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.

Sonoma State University reconoce a los Miwok de la costa (Coast Miwok), los Pomo del centro y del sur (Central and Southern Pomo), y los Wappo como los guardianes tradicionales de nuestros terrenos preservados. Cabe destacar que el campus de Sonoma State University está ubicado dentro de las tierras tradicionales de los Indios Federados de Graton Rancheria (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria). Sonoma State expresa su profunda gratitud a los guardianes originales de esta tierra y reconoce el inmenso significado histórico, espiritual, y personal a las naciones y pueblos indígenas de esta región.