Lidar For Dummies

™ g Easier! Making Everythin Special Edition s n o ti lu o S LT D d Autodesk an LiDAR puts you onsite without having to leave the office! LiDAR For Dummies, Autodesk and DLT Solutions Special Edition, spells out the basics of LiDAR, including what it is and how it works. You’ll learn the main capture techniques along with how LiDAR is used and how it helps you pinpoint different features in the environment. • Get the lowdown on LiDAR — find out exactly what LiDAR is and how you can use it in your surveying projects • How LiDAR works — there are several different LiDAR capture techniques; knowing what they are will help you determine which one you should use Open the book and find: LiDAR • How calibration works • Information about high altitude, low altitude, mobile mapping, and terrestrial LiDAR • The different processes that data needs to go through • A list of questions and answers about LiDAR • Examples of data collection projects • Working with data — LiDAR data sets can come in billions of points; proper extraction and manipulation of LAS data is important Learn: • Exactly what LiDAR is • How LiDAR works with government projects Go to Dummies.com® for videos, step-by-step examples, how-to articles, or to shop! • The different types of capture techniques Brought to you by 978-0-470-94225-3 Not for resale James Young About Autodesk and DLT Solutions As the Master Government Reseller, DLT Solutions has teamed with Autodesk to provide transportation and public works customers with integrated 2D and 3D digital design mapping/ GIS solutions, civil engineering software, simulation software, collaboration solutions and more. Through its best-in-class information technology products and superior services, DLT helps government agencies overcome real-world challenges. From digital design to geospatial and more, DLT provides trusted and innovative Autodesk solutions to federal, state and municipal governments. These materials are the copyright of Wiley Publishing, Inc. and any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. LiDAR FOR DUMmIES ‰ AUTODESK AND DLT SOLUTIONS SPECIAL EDITION by James Young These materials are the copyright of Wiley Publishing, Inc. and any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. 01_9780470942253-ffirs.indd i 12/7/10 9:48 PM LiDAR For Dummies®, Autodesk and DLT Solutions Special Edition Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2011 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies.com, Making Everything Easier, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. Autodesk and the Autodesk logo are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. and DLT Solutions is a trademark of DLT Solutions, LLC.  Under the laws of the United States t