3DGeo Education Workgroup

Mission and Work Plan

Mission: The Minnesota 3DGeo Education Workgroup of the 3D Geomatics Committee identifies education and training needs for 3D Geomatics statewide to guide curriculum content development. The group will also serve a collaborative role among other 3DGeo workgroups and the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council to ensure lidar education funding is attached to any future Minnesota lidar proposal.
Workplan (draft)
- Recruit champions, co-chairs, membership
- Identify education and training needs for 3D Geomatics statewide
- Provide advice and support for 3D Geomatics educational opportunities statewide
- Explore the idea of a 3D Geomatics training opportunities website
- Collaborate with GAC Outreach Committee and other 3D Geo workgroups

Joel Nelson, GIS Specialist, University of Minnesota, Dept. of Soil, Water and Climate, 612-625-9235, nels1945@umn.edu

Name	Organization	Email
Jonathan Beck	Northland Community and Technical College	jonathan.beck@northlandcollege.edu
Dylan Blumentritt	Winona State University	dblumentritt@winona.edu
Kate Carlson	University of Minnesota	kbcarlso@umn.edu
Wei-Hsin Fu	Carleton College	wfu@carleton.edu
Catherine Hansen	MNIT Department of Natural Resources	catherine.hansen@state.mn.us
Andra Mathews	Minnesota Department of Transportation	andra.mathews@state.mn.us
Jason Menard	Lake Superior Consulting	jmenard@fastmail.com
Joel Nelson	University of Minnesota	nels1945@umn.edu
Aaron Peter	Board of Water and Soil Resources	aaron.peter@state.mn.us
Lawrence Svien	Board of Water and Soil Resources	lawrence.svien@state.mn.us

MnTOPO: A web application for viewing, printing and downloading high-resolution elevation data for Minnesota collected using lidar technology
Lidar info and download page for Minnesota lidar data and derived products, including links to education and training resources.
Conservation Applications of Lidar: Training materials developed as part of a project funded by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources)
Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project: Lidar data collection project, 2010-2012
Uses of lidar data in Minnesota for protecting water quality
Interim Guidance on Acquisition of Culvert Data (8/26/11): These guidelines are intended to improve the collection, sharing and exchange of information about the location and attributes of culverts in Minnesota. Culvert data is used to modify lidar-derived DEMs so that models of water flow across the landscape can correctly route water through culverts and thus under roads and bridges. Comments on the guidelines are welcome; please send to Sean Vaughn.

Hydrographic Position Index Technical Report: Combining lidar-derived DEM analysis, raster classification and color symbology for pseudo-3D terrain visualization to enhance hydrography interpretation on the DEM landscape, 10/7/2015 (draft)
Red River Basin Lidar-derived Products: Overview of available products and those in development, 7/15/13 (PDF)
Lidar Education Survey results: These findings from a June 2011 survey are helping the workgroup understand the types of training that Minnesota resource professionals need to facilitate their use of elevation data collected using lidar technology.
Glossary of Lidar-related Terms