Lidar data is being used widely today for aerial surveys. Drones being the preferred choice for survey, the software Discover3D which is a 3D GIS software, can ingest the .LAS files as point clouds to create surfaces and volume calculations, slope analysis and 3D visualization

1. Prakher H. Saxena
Sr. Consultant – GIS & Exploration
Datamine International Ltd.
New Delhi, India
Using LIDAR and Drone Data in
Datamine Discover3D

2. Datamine Discover: Import and Visualise
LIDAR .LAS file as Point Cloud

3. Loading the Point Cloud Data after Import

4. Following Example has 2.5 Million Points in the Sample
Dataset

5. Interpolation Options to work with LIDAR sample
Dataset

6. After processing the LIDAR point data:

7. Image Draped in 3D on LIDAR
processed data:

8. Visualizing Point Data in 3D

9. Visualizing Point Data in 3D

10. Visualizing Point Data in 3D

11. Visualizing Point Data in 3D

12. Overlaying Drone Image and DSM files

13. Raster Analysis Tools - Profiling

14. Raster Analysis Tools - Calculator

15. Raster Analysis Tools – Slope, Aspect and Curvature

16. Slope Map generated along with Legend

17. Raster Analysis Tools - Convert

18. View Data in 3D for further analysis