LD Airborne Lidar Committee Downloads

Handbook of Operational Lidar Mapping – Outline [Word, ZIP’d, 6 kB]
Handbook of Operational Lidar Mapping – Volunteer Responsibilities and Assignments Matrix [Excel, ZIP’d, 8 kB]
ASPRS Lidar Guidelines – Vertical Accuracy Reporting [Word/RTF, ZIP’d, 55 kB]

FEMA Guidelines and Specifications [.pdf, ZIP’d, 2.5 MB] (Dated 12.05.02)
See Appendix A – Guidance for Aerial Mapping and Surveying
[includes section A.8 – Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Surveys]

.LAS Format Specification [.pdf, ZIP’d, 67 kB]

Eye Safety Concerns in Airborne Lidar Mapping [Full paper, .pdf, 50 kB]
Eye Safety Concerns in Airborne Lidar Mapping [PowerPoint presentation, 507 kB]

 

Guidelines on Geometric Inter-Swath Accuracy and Quality of Lidar Data: Lidar Interswath_August 2017

Summary of Research and Development Efforts Necessary for Assuring Geometric Quality of Lidar Data: Lidar Research Guidelines August 2017