LiDAR Research and Education Subcommittee
Final report:
The subcommittee was sunset 3/22/17 along with
the Digital Elevation Committee. A new 3D
Geomatics Committee has been formed to carry on relevant parts of its
work.
This subcommittee of the Minnesota Digital Elevation Committee worked to design and promote best practices with LiDAR data, LiDAR-derived products and LiDAR training statewide. This design and oversight were intended to ensure there is consistency in data development and application for all users.
Most requested
- 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.
- Interim Guidance on Acquisition of Culvert Data
- 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)
Subcommittee membership
- Chair: Sean Vaughn, GIS Hydrologist, | LiDAR Data Steward, MNIT@DNR, (763) 689-7100 x226, sean.vaughn@state.mn.us
- Vice-Chair: Chris Sanocki, District GIS Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, (763) 783-3151, sanocki@usgs.gov
- Subcommittee Member List with contact information and short biographies
Committee meeting minutes
Related links
-
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
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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 Subcommittee 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
Return to MnGeo Digital Elevation Committee page