Introduction to Point Clouds and LiDAR Data

Spatial Databases & Big‑Data Workflows

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Course The Ultimate GeoPython course
Module Spatial Databases & Big‑Data Workflows
Chapter Introduction to Point Clouds and LiDAR Data
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Chapter Content

  • What are Point Clouds? Use Cases in GIS
  • LiDAR Formats: LAS, LAZ, PLY, E57
  • Understanding attributes: X/Y/Z, intensity, classification, return number
  • Structure of 3D data vs 2.5D DEMs