Overview of LiDAR; system variations, data interpretation & applications
Gain an in-depth understanding of LiDAR concepts, systems and algorithms
Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR)
This video remote sensing online course gives detailed and broad information about how LiDAR systems works, their usability and interpretation.
According to Wanger et al, LiDAR is a growing technology used in environmental research to collect information about the Earth, such as vegetation and tree species. Earth observation images, acquired from satellites, have been used for years in earth monitoring. In respect to forest monitoring, satellite imagery does not contain information about tree height, diameter at breast height and stem density amongst many other important parameters for monitoring forest health at tree level. In the last couple of decades, LiDAR data acquired from airborne platforms has been increasingly used for forest monitoring, urban planning, archaeology, biodiversity and automated driving. Using this technology, the commercial forestry sector managed a 40% reduction of the expensive fieldwork that cost them millions of dollars annually.
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Enhance your knowledge of Earth Observation and Remote Sensing along the way!
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Learn this fast growing Earth Observation Domain
Lesson 2: How LiDAR systems work
Lesson 3: Introduction to discrete and full-waveform LiDAR
Lesson 4: Types according to the way they are carried
Lesson 5: Types according to the way the pulses are emitted
Quiz 1
Lesson 6: Introduction to your first metrics (Digital Elevation Model, Digital Terrain Model and Canopy Height Model)
Lesson 7: Tree delineation using the Watershed Algorithm
Lesson 8: Further tree delineation approaches
Lesson 9: Discrete versus full-waveform LiDAR data
Lesson 10: Comparison of data collected using the Leica ALS50_v2 sensor
Lesson 11: Echo Decomposition for peak point extraction
Lesson 12: Voxelisation of full-waveform LiDAR data
Quiz 2
Lesson 13: Introduction to binary files
Lesson 14: Discrete LiDAR LAS files formats
Lesson 15: Full-waveform LiDAR LAS file formats
Lesson 16: How to calculate the positions of the waveform samples
Lesson 17: The Pulsewaves file format
Lesson 18: Sample of available software for interpreting LiDAR data
Lesson 19: Biodiversity
Lesson 20: Forest health monitoring
Lesson 21: Urban planning
Lesson 22: Wood trade
Lesson 23: Archaeology
Lesson 24: Automated Driving
Quiz 3
Lesson 25: Multi-Spectral LiDAR
Lesson 26: Atmospheric LiDAR
Lesson 27: Bathymetric LiDAR
Learn how LiDAR systems work
Understand the differences between discrete and full-waveform LiDAR data
Learn how to tackle issues using LiDAR in various application areas
Gain an in-depth knowledge of various LiDAR systems
Acquire an understanding of many algorithms used for interpreting LiDAR data
Become aware of various available software able to process LiDAR data
Basic knowledge of Earth Observation (optional)
A simple laptop or desktop computer to watch the lectures
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