LP360 is a family of tools for exploiting point clouds. The fundamental difference between an image and a point cloud is that the…
Author: Lewis Graham
11.16.2012
Random Points:Back to Photogrammetry?
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10.03.2012
Accuracy, Precision and all That Jazz
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08.07.2012
LIDAR Best Practices: Part VI Object Classification
In the previous installment, we examined some of the intermediate steps that can be used in "classifying" LIDAR data where the objects of…
05.25.2012
LIDAR Best Practices: Part V Intermediate Surface Classification
In the previous installment, we examined the process of the first step of automatic LIDAR data classification. Recall that LIDAR point data in…
04.02.2012
LIDAR Best Practices: Part IV Initial Classification of Ground
In the previous installment, we examined the process of rigorous geometric correction of LIDAR data. It is advisable to fully correct the data…
02.20.2012
Putting the "I" Back in LIDAR
In the previous installment, we examined the process of initial quality check and geometric correction of LIDAR data. I am taking a break…
11.26.2011
ASPRS Approves LAS 1.4
The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) approved LAS 1.4, the latest revision of the exchange format for kinematic laser scanning…
11.08.2011
LIDAR Best Practices: Part III Initial Office Processing
In the previous installment, we examined the field operations associated with planning and acquiring a LIDAR (and possibly imagery) mission. We place great…
10.02.2011
LIDAR Best Practices: Part II Field Analysis
In the initial installment, we examined the initial acquisition segment of an airborne LIDAR project. In this issue, we will move on through…
