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27 questions linked to/from Determining bare earth DEM from unclassified LAS file?
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Filtering out canopies and buildings from DSM to have a bare earth elevation
Can anyone suggest methods in filtering out trees and buildings from a DSM so as to come up with a reliable DEM?
What I have is a grid from a LIDAR data (.tif file, with 1m resolution). I was going ...
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Creating DEM from LAS file without using LAStools?
I want to create a ground model from a *.las file. The LAStools are available in QGIS but limited in use (generation of black diagonal in result file), so I can't use this.
In the GRASS tools I can ...
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Interpolating surface as though bare earth DEM after using Extract by Mask in ArcMap
I have some stone wall features that I need to determine the height of in ArcGIS Desktop. I have extracted the features out of the DEM by using the extract by mask tool. Now I need a method for ...
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Rasterizing ungridded XYZ (LiDAR) files? [closed]
I have a large set of ungridded xyz text files (LiDAR point cloud) and want to export them to any raster format (tiff, asc, gridded xyz...) for further GIS processing.
The source: https://www....
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Setting GroundFilter parameters for low density point clouds?
I'd like to use the function GroundFilter on my dataset. However, the manual says that the default values of the parameters used by this function (g parameter, w parameter) are related to a high ...
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Can my “.las” data be classified [duplicate]
I was given a ".las" data set from a Trimble/AutoCAD shop. I use Esri.
I could not import the .las file they supplied to an ESRI LASDataset as it was created with Trimble software.
I downloaded and ...
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Generating DEMs from point clouds and differencing them?
I have two point clouds obtained via structure from motion (ground photos of sand-dunes + Visual SfM/Agisoft Photoscan).
If I wanted to generate a DEM from these point clouds and difference them to ...
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Why ground model from point cloud in Global Mapper is inaccurate?
I have a LAS file that I assumed was based on LiDAR, but it is actually based on ADS (airborne digital sensor) imagery, according to the body that captured the data.
I load the file in to Global ...
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Combing multiple LAS files with different vertical and horizontal accuracy?
The data set in question was made using .las and .zlas files from respectable sources.
Data set 1 was collected in the Fall of 2014. The RAW flight line swath data was processed to create classified ...
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Removing las2dem streaks from raster DEM?
I've created a series of DEM files using the las2dem tool from LAStools; however since I don't have a licensed version they have black streaks running across them. Does anyone know a good method for ...
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Editing LiDAR point cloud to remove noise/outliers present below and above ground?
I have "dirty" LiDAR data containing first and last returns and also inevitably errors under and over the surface level. (screenshot)
I have SAGA, QGIS, ESRI and FME at hand, but no real method. What ...
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Converting LiDAR data to raster (DEM/DSM) for ArcGIS input?
I was wondering if there is an option to convert LiDAR data (.las) to a raster/grid (DEM/DSM) format that ArcGIS 10.0 can read?
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Normalizing point cloud data
How I can get Digital Height Model (only object heights, DSM - DTM = DHM)?
Many applications can do this, but they convert it to GRID or TIN format. I was wondering if it was possible to keep the ...
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Breakline detection algorithms for LiDAR dataset?
I'm searching for algorithms or open source tools I could use to detect breaklines from a LiDAR dataset; more specifically, from the terrain points of the dataset. At the moment the only thing I've ...
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Classifying raw LAS data as bare earth in ArcGIS for Desktop?
I have a raw LAS data that has only one return (no second/ third.. return) and not classified yet. The only information I have is intensity and elevation. Is there any way that I can classify bare ...