Sean MacFaden
Smart Tree Pacific, Kapolei, HI
Forestry and Tree Mapping
Monday March 5, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm
Smart Trees Pacific, a Hawaii non-profit organization, has just completed an Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Assessment study for Leeward Oahu. Funded by the USDA Forest Service in cooperation with DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, this study leveraged existing satellite imagery, LiDAR, and a host of ancillary GIS datasets from federal, state and local agencies. Using advanced automated feature extraction techniques, land cover was characterized for approximately 250 square miles of Oahu from Kalaeloa through Honolulu to Kaneohe. The resulting high-resolution map showed land-cover features to the scale of individual trees, permitting estimation of existing tree canopy within each property parcel. It also permitted estimation of non-canopy features (e.g., grass/shrubs) that could theoretically support additional trees. This presentation will describe our data-fusion mapping techniques and will also show how the UTC assessment can be used by state and city planners, non-profit groups, and private citizens to better understand, manage, and improve Leeward Oahu’s UTC.
Showing posts with label LiDAR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LiDAR. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
LiDAR Data Management and Exploitation
Joe Bob Penor
Intergraph, Reston, VA
LiDAR for Infrastructure and Terrain Mapping
Monday March 5, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm
Is your agency utilizing or considering using LiDAR data? If so, you know that LiDAR technology has become a valuable tool in a variety of applications where an accurate surface model is required. The availability of LiDAR data has proliferated both here in Hawaii and elsewhere. The availability of LiDAR data is resulting in a profusion of very large datasets requiring solutions for management and exploitation. During this session, we will highlight the benefits of LiDAR data, and explore local, state, federal and DOT workflows using LiDAR data (and other data types) in response to a natural disaster. We will demonstrate the managing, exploitation and dissemination of LiDAR in emergency planning, recovery and rebuilding. In addition, we will also showcase how LiDAR data analysis can be performed in GIS, remote sensing and photogrammetry applications.
Intergraph, Reston, VA
LiDAR for Infrastructure and Terrain Mapping
Monday March 5, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm
Is your agency utilizing or considering using LiDAR data? If so, you know that LiDAR technology has become a valuable tool in a variety of applications where an accurate surface model is required. The availability of LiDAR data has proliferated both here in Hawaii and elsewhere. The availability of LiDAR data is resulting in a profusion of very large datasets requiring solutions for management and exploitation. During this session, we will highlight the benefits of LiDAR data, and explore local, state, federal and DOT workflows using LiDAR data (and other data types) in response to a natural disaster. We will demonstrate the managing, exploitation and dissemination of LiDAR in emergency planning, recovery and rebuilding. In addition, we will also showcase how LiDAR data analysis can be performed in GIS, remote sensing and photogrammetry applications.
Maximizing the Benefits of LiDAR Data in GIS
Steve Snow
Esri, Redlands, CA
LiDAR for Infrastructure and Terrain Mapping
Monday March 5, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm
This presentation introduces GIS professionals to the many uses of airborne LiDAR and how to utilize GIS software to extract valuable information from the data as well as combine it with existing geospatial information. Application examples for energy, natural resources, and critical infrastructure mapping will be reviewed to highlight the possibilities and challenges of working with this new & exciting source of highly accurate 3D information.
Esri, Redlands, CA
LiDAR for Infrastructure and Terrain Mapping
Monday March 5, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm
This presentation introduces GIS professionals to the many uses of airborne LiDAR and how to utilize GIS software to extract valuable information from the data as well as combine it with existing geospatial information. Application examples for energy, natural resources, and critical infrastructure mapping will be reviewed to highlight the possibilities and challenges of working with this new & exciting source of highly accurate 3D information.
Results of the National Enhanced Elevation Assessment
Kirk Waters
NOAA, Charleston, SC
Gregory Snyder
USGS, Reston, VA
LiDAR for Infrastructure and Terrain Mapping
Monday March 5, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm
The National Enhanced Elevation Assessment was completed in December of 2011. The effort was led by USGS and funded by multiple agencies. Eight scenarios for a national enhanced elevation data program were evaluated. All scenarios considered the tradeoffs between benefits and costs for varied elevation data quality and replacement cycles. While every scenario resulted in a positive benefit cost ratio, the range of needs met varied from 13 to 66 percent of the requirements identified in the study. Additional scenarios are being examined for meeting a greater percentage of needs, particularly for uses that require very high levels of data quality. Using conservative numbers, the scenarios produced maximum expected benefits of over $1B annually. The assessment also concluded that the current cooperative program was efficient and resulted in relatively little duplication. The level of current investments nationally, however, was not sufficient to meet more than about 10 percent of the identified requirements. As part of the project, a detailed inventory of existing elevation data, including the Pacific Islands, was developed as a planning baseline.
NOAA, Charleston, SC
Gregory Snyder
USGS, Reston, VA
LiDAR for Infrastructure and Terrain Mapping
Monday March 5, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm
The National Enhanced Elevation Assessment was completed in December of 2011. The effort was led by USGS and funded by multiple agencies. Eight scenarios for a national enhanced elevation data program were evaluated. All scenarios considered the tradeoffs between benefits and costs for varied elevation data quality and replacement cycles. While every scenario resulted in a positive benefit cost ratio, the range of needs met varied from 13 to 66 percent of the requirements identified in the study. Additional scenarios are being examined for meeting a greater percentage of needs, particularly for uses that require very high levels of data quality. Using conservative numbers, the scenarios produced maximum expected benefits of over $1B annually. The assessment also concluded that the current cooperative program was efficient and resulted in relatively little duplication. The level of current investments nationally, however, was not sufficient to meet more than about 10 percent of the identified requirements. As part of the project, a detailed inventory of existing elevation data, including the Pacific Islands, was developed as a planning baseline.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Lidar at ArcGIS 10.1
Steve Snow
Esri, Redlands, CA
Craig Clouet
Esri, Honolulu, HI
Conference-Related Workshop
Thursday March 8, 2012 - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
This full-day workshop will cover managing and using lidar point cloud data with ArcGIS 10.1. By attending this workshop GIS users will learn how to manage lidar data, use ArcGIS for 2D/3D visualization and analysis, as well as share lidar data through webservices.
This hands-on workshop presents lidar data management strategies in ArcGIS. Topics include when to use LAS Datasets, terrain Datasets, and Mosaic Datasets. New tools and functionality in the latest version of AcrGIS 10.1; and techniques for making lidar data more accessible using the desktop and web cloud services.
Attendees should have a basic knowledge of ArcGIS desktop.
This is a conference-related event that HIGICC is helping to publicize. The event is free, but separate registration is required.
To register, or for more information, please email Connie Clinton at
mailto:cclinton@esri.com?subject=Lidar.
Esri, Redlands, CA
Craig Clouet
Esri, Honolulu, HI
Conference-Related Workshop
Thursday March 8, 2012 - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
This full-day workshop will cover managing and using lidar point cloud data with ArcGIS 10.1. By attending this workshop GIS users will learn how to manage lidar data, use ArcGIS for 2D/3D visualization and analysis, as well as share lidar data through webservices.
This hands-on workshop presents lidar data management strategies in ArcGIS. Topics include when to use LAS Datasets, terrain Datasets, and Mosaic Datasets. New tools and functionality in the latest version of AcrGIS 10.1; and techniques for making lidar data more accessible using the desktop and web cloud services.
Attendees should have a basic knowledge of ArcGIS desktop.
This is a conference-related event that HIGICC is helping to publicize. The event is free, but separate registration is required.
To register, or for more information, please email Connie Clinton at
mailto:cclinton@esri.com?subject=Lidar.
Lidar at ArcGIS 10.1
Steve Snow
Esri, Redlands, CA
Craig Clouet
Esri, Honolulu, HI
Conference-Related Workshop
Friday March 9, 2012 - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
This full-day workshop will cover managing and using lidar point cloud data with ArcGIS 10.1. By attending this workshop GIS users will learn how to manage lidar data, use ArcGIS for 2D/3D visualization and analysis, as well as share lidar data through webservices.
This hands-on workshop presents lidar data management strategies in ArcGIS. Topics include when to use LAS Datasets, terrain Datasets, and Mosaic Datasets. New tools and functionality in the latest version of AcrGIS 10.1; and techniques for making lidar data more accessible using the desktop and web cloud services.
Attendees should have a basic knowledge of ArcGIS desktop.
This is a conference-related event that HIGICC is helping to publicize. The event is free, but separate registration is required.
To register, or for more information, please email Connie Clinton at
mailto:cclinton@esri.com?subject=Lidar.
Esri, Redlands, CA
Craig Clouet
Esri, Honolulu, HI
Conference-Related Workshop
Friday March 9, 2012 - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
This full-day workshop will cover managing and using lidar point cloud data with ArcGIS 10.1. By attending this workshop GIS users will learn how to manage lidar data, use ArcGIS for 2D/3D visualization and analysis, as well as share lidar data through webservices.
This hands-on workshop presents lidar data management strategies in ArcGIS. Topics include when to use LAS Datasets, terrain Datasets, and Mosaic Datasets. New tools and functionality in the latest version of AcrGIS 10.1; and techniques for making lidar data more accessible using the desktop and web cloud services.
Attendees should have a basic knowledge of ArcGIS desktop.
This is a conference-related event that HIGICC is helping to publicize. The event is free, but separate registration is required.
To register, or for more information, please email Connie Clinton at
mailto:cclinton@esri.com?subject=Lidar.
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