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LiDAR Workshop Presentation Videos

LiDAR and Height Modernization Workshop

August 18, 2011

 

Below are the presentations paired with audio: 

  • Introduction from NGS Director Juliana Blackwell and Height Modernization Program Manager, Renee Shields (audio only, no Powerpoint presentation given)

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  • LiDAR 101 - Introduction to LiDAR technology, its accuracy, importance of tying to geodetic control, and QA/QC Dr. Christopher Parrish, Remote Sensing Division Lead Physical Scientist, NGS

 

  • Accuracy requirement in coastal applications - sea level rise and shoreline Dr. Kirk Waters, Coastal Remote Sensing Program Manager, Coastal Services Center

    • To download the .mp4 file, click here.

 

  • Quality Control of LiDAR - elevation data used in floodplain mapping Mr. Gary Thompson, Director, North Carolina Geodetic Survey

    To download the .mp4 file, click here.

 

  • Control, Acquisition, and Post-processing of LiDAR Data for Corridor Work -utility and transportation  Mr. Kenneth E. Sorrels, LS, Tuck Mapping Solutions, Inc.

    To download the .mp4 file, click here.

 

  • Green, Waveform LiDAR in Topo-Bathy Mapping Mr. Amar Nayegandhi, Project Manager, Jacobs Technology – US Geological Survey

    • To download the .mp4 file, click here.

 

  • National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) - Introduction to NEEA effort, discussion of LiDAR applications and economic benefits Dr. David Maune, Senior Remote Sensing Project Manager, Dewberry and Mr. Greg Snyder, Manager, LiDAR Program Development, US Geological Survey

    • To download the .mp4 file, click here.

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