WiLDER LiDAR Blog

Check out the YouTube Video of SOLIDSCAN. This software takes LiDAR and makes it look real. There is additional information below the video on the technology.

SOLIDSCAN

Post provided By Jason Stoker of the USGS

I wanted to let everyone in this group know that lidar point cloud data from USGS and our partners are now available for download via The National Map: http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/

We also have a few Beta services we would like people to try out: our Bulk Download Client and Manager, and the Bulk Point Query service: http://tnmbeta.cr.usgs.gov/beta/

Please send any comments on these new capabilities in The National Map viewer or Beta site to tnm_help@usgs.gov. We are always looking at how we can improve getting you all the data and information you need. Currently we are only delivering standard LAS files through the viewers though.

However; last but not least, for those of you that love LAZ files (I think there are a few here), point cloud data are also now available in LAZ format via FTP by project here: FTP

There’s almost 11 TB of LAZ data freely available to you all. Each project directory contains a laz directory, with corresponding data in LAZ format. You can find project names and extents for your areas of interest by searching in The National Map viewer.

I would love to see any examples of using data straight off this ftp page via “curl”. Actually, any examples of using any of these data are always welcome!

And in order for us to keep providing you all these types of data and services, we strongly encourage you to credit USGS and our partners when using these data.

Please check out the About LiDAR page for “what is LiDAR” and the Dewberry LiDAR video series link provided by my colleague and friend Amar Nayegandhi from Dewberry.

Check out my new article in LiDAR News. it was my last article I wrote while I was at Quantum Spatial. Let me know what you think.

Advantages of High Resolution LiDAR

Also, check out this article by Carol Deering and My good friend and colleague Jason Stoker

Let’s Agree on the Casing of Lidar

They are also also on page 28 and page 48 of the magazine as linked below and shows images

LiDAR News Vol 4 No. 6

I am now Senior Geospatial Technologist at Merrick & Company. It was a fun ride at AeroMetric and Quantum Spatial and I wish them well. Further updates coming soon.

Please check out the link below

Map Accuracy Standards Working Group

The following link is to an Article in LIDAR News about the history Channels Mystery of The Serpents. Check it out

Mystery Of the Serpents

The following is a link to the rest of the magizine

Vol 4 No. 4 LiDAR News