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If you're looking for just general examples and inspiration for things that can be done with LIDAR data, the LAStools blog [1] has a lot of em. Their mailing li
by oasisbob 9y ago
If you're looking for just general examples and inspiration for things that can be done with LIDAR data, the LAStools blog [1] has a lot of em. Their mailing list is interesting as well.
I've been using LIDAR data for doing canopy height modeling, and screening remote areas for possible exceptional/champion trees prior to checking it out in person.
Haven't put anything online yet because I'm very new to GIS and this sort of thing, and am still getting over the horror of what it takes to build a functioning workspace and data pipeline.
("Just take this TIFF and convert it to a CSV" is a phrase I never thought would make sense, but here it does.)
[1] https://rapidlasso.com/blog/ https://rapidlasso.com/blog/
- llccbb 9y agoWhat software are you using? I have found PDAL[0] to be very simple to run with docker, though building from source is a bit consuming, especially as you reach out for more plugins you didn't realize you wanted initially. PDAL is my current software crush. [0]http://pdal.io http://pdal.io
- oasisbob 9y agoI was really pleasantly surprised with LAStools. It's mostly closed source, Windows only, and the free version is subtly crippled - but it works really well. Getting it running under Wine was dead-simple. There's a significant community around it, and the author fights for open formats. Checking out PDAL is on my todo list for sure.