Top 20 Essential Skills for Lidar

By (author) Chris Caird,Christopher P. Caird

ISBN13: 9781589487864

Imprint: ESRI Press

Publisher: ESRI Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 20/11/2025

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Description
Through 20 step-by-step tutorials, gain the knowledge to understand, manage, analyze, and create immersive 3D products using lidar data. Throughout Top 20 Essential Skills for Lidar, you'll discover a range of essential lidar skills and best practices for preparing and storing data, sharing methods, and rendering techniques. Each chapter presents a bite-sized, standalone tutorial with easy-to-follow steps, accompanied by tips and considerations that enhance your understanding of the underlying concepts. Using 20 step-by-step tutorials you will explore how to: Assess lidar data properties and correct common errors Visualize lidar data and convert between data types Create final data products and maps Classify lidar data Assess point spacing and density Use constraints Apply manual and automated classification Calculate volume and other measurements Create 3D surfaces such as digital terrain models and digital surface models Extract features such as trees and buildings Create viewsheds Perform shadow analysis Apply raster functions Leverage deep learning Whether you're new to lidar or looking to expand your skills, Top 20 Essential Skills for Lidar provides a practical and accessible resource for exploring lidar data sources, working in 3D, and creating data-driven outputs.
Introduction to Lidar Understanding Lidar Visualizing Lidar data in ArcGIS Pro  Managing Lidar in ArcGIS Pro   Assessing Lidar quality  Data optimization  Classification processes of Lidar using ArcGIS Pro   Using pre-trained models for point classification  Training a model for point classification  Creating surfaces   Creating contours  Introduction to ArcGIS Pro analysis tools  Extracting objects from Lidar Extract objects using deep learning Other Lidar analysis workflows Share Lidar point cloud data to a portal Using Lidar data in web scenes Share surfaces Using indoor Lidar Data resources and use cases
  • Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)
  • Cartography, map-making & projections
  • Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing
  • Information visualization
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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