- Gain an in-depth understanding of LiDAR concepts,
systems and algorithms.
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Light Detection And
Ranging (LiDAR)
Quickly progress to understand the state-of-art LiDAR
research and systems development.
Become an expert on LiDAR data and systems with this
step-to-step course, starting from scratch.
This video 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.
Just listen to these videos and
you will become an expert on LiDAR systems in a fraction of time!
Enhance your knowledge of Earth Observation and Remote
Sensing along the way!
Check out the curriculum for the detailed contents of this
video course!
Curriculum
Chapter 1: Overview of the course (2:56)
Lesson 1: Overview
of the course
Chapter 2: Introduction to LiDAR systems (10:30)
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
Chapter 3: Interpretation of LiDAR data (6:50)
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
Chapter 4: Full-waveform LiDAR data (11:35)
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
Chapter 5: LiDAR file formats (12:13)
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
Chapter 6: Sample of available software for interpreting
LiDAR data (6:51)
Lesson 18: Sample of
available software for interpreting LiDAR data
Chapter 7: Applications of LiDAR data (9:28)
Lesson 19: Biodiversity
Lesson 20: Forest health
monitoring
Lesson 21: Urban planning
Lesson 22: Wood trade
Lesson 23: Archaeology
Lesson 24: Automated
Driving
Chapter 8: Other Types of LiDAR Systems (2:42)
Lesson 25: Multi-Spectral
LiDAR
Lesson 25: Atmospheric
LiDAR
Lesson 26: Bathymetric
LiDAR
What will you learn?
- Learn how LiDAR systems work
- Gain an in-depth knowledge of various LiDAR systems
- Understand the differences between discrete and
full-waveform LiDAR data
- Acquire an understanding of many algorithms used for
interpreting LiDAR data
- Learn how to tackle issues using LiDAR in various
application areas
- Become aware of various available software able to process
LiDAR data
Any prerequisites?
- Basic knowledge of Earth Observation (optional)
- A simple laptop or desktop computer to watch the lectures
Student Profile?
- Undergraduate & Postgraduate students
- PhD/EngD candidates
- Professionals
- Researchers and Academics
- Geospatial Analysts
- Remote Sensing Scientists
