| Basics of Using LiDAR Data |
| Lecture slides (download) | Basics of Using LiDAR Entire Lecture (4MB pdf) |
| Lecture slides (online viewer) | Basics Lecture 1: Raster Data and DEMs
Basics Lecture 2: About LiDAR Data, Error and Accuracy
Basics Lecture 3: Applications of LiDAR Data, Software
Basics Lecture 4: Representations of LiDAR Data, MN Data Delivery
Basics Lecture 5: Examples of Visualizations of LiDAR Data
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| Lecture videos | Basics Lecture 1: Raster Data and DEMs
Basics Lecture 2: About LiDAR Data, Error and Accuracy
Basics Lecture 3: Applications of LiDAR Data, Software
Basics Lecture 4: Representations of LiDAR Data, MN Data Delivery
Basics Lecture 5: Examples of Visualizations of LiDAR Data |
| Resources | LiDAR file formats and data types |
| Exercises | Exercise 1: Accessing Minnesota LiDAR Data (1MB pdf)
Exercise 2: Raster Processing (.5 MB pdf)
Exercise 3: Data Visualization and Management (1 MB pdf)
Exercise 4: Converting LiDAR Data to County Coordinates (0.5MB pdf) |
| Terrain Analysis |
| Lecture slides | Terrain Analysis (2MB pdf) |
| Lecture videos | Terrain Analysis Lecture 1a: Overview
Terrain Analysis Lecture 1b: Overview
Terrain Analysis Lecture 2: The Process |
| Exercises | DEM Pre-processing, Calculating Terrain Attributes, Interpreting Terrain Attributes (1MB pdf) |
| Exercise videos | Terrain analysis video demonstrations |
| Hydrologic Applications |
| Lecture Slides | Hydrologic Applications (5MB pdf) |
| Exercises | DEM Display (2MB pdf)
DEM Hydrologic Conditioning (1MB pdf)
Field-Scale Watershed Analysis (3 MB pdf) |
| Exercise videos | Field-Scale Watershed Analysis, Part 1a (Steps 1-5)
Field-Scale Watershed Analysis, Part 1b (Steps 5-6)
Field-Scale Watershed Analysis, Part 2a (Steps 1-3)
Field-Scale Watershed Analysis, Part 2b (Steps 4-6)
Field-Scale Watershed Analysis, Part 2c (Steps 7-9) |
| Arc-GIS add-on | Instructions for installing TPI toolbar for ArcGIS (1MB pdf) |
| Engineering Applications |
| Exercises | Engineering Applications exercises (5 MB pdf) |
| Exercise data | Exercise data: This link takes you to an ftp folder with several subfolders. The *.zip file contains all the other folders and files. For downloading the large data files, we recommend using an ftp client, instead of your browser. |
| Exercise videos | Exercise 1: Using DEM Data in Design - Part 1a (steps 1-6)
Exercise 1: Using DEM Data in Design - Part 1b (steps 6-7)
Exercise 1: Using DEM Data in Design - Part 2a (step 8)
Exercise 1: Using DEM Data in Design - Part 2b (steps 9-11)
Exercise 1: Using DEM Data in Design - Part 2c (steps 12-end)
Exercise 2: Using Shape File Data to Build a Surface - Method 1
Exercise 2: Using Shape File Data to Build a Surface - Method 2
Exercise 3: Working with a Geodatabase to Build a Surface - Part 1
Exercise 3: Working with a Geodatabase to Build a Surface - Part 2 |
| Forestry Applications |
| Webinar | Forestry Applications of LiDAR_A one hour overview presented by the Sustainable Forests
Education Cooperative (Adobe Connectfeed)
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| Lecture handout | Forestry Applications of LiDAR (2.5MB pdf) |
| Resources | Forestry and LAS information The Instructor's list of apps, articles and more |
| Exercises | Forestry Exercises (3.5MB pdf) |
| Exercise data | Exercise data and other workshop files This link takes you to an ftp folder with several subfolders. For downloading the large data files, we recommend using an ftp client, instead of your browser. |
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| Wetland Mapping |
| Lecture slides (download) | Wetland Mapping (1MB pdf) |
| Lecture slides (online viewer) | Wetland Mapping |
| Exercises | Exercise 1: Create the NDVI Layer (2MB pdf)
Exercise 2: Create the CTI Layer (2MB pdf)
Exercise 3: Classification of the Wetlands (2MB pdf) |
| Exercise data | Exercise data and other workshop files This link takes you to an ftp folder with several subfolders. For downloading the large data files, we recommend using an ftp client, instead of your browser. |
