Synopses & Reviews
The third book in the Making Spatial Decisions series,
Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar focuses on scenario-based problem solving using an integrated workflow in ArcGIS® for Desktop. The scenarios in
Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar feature lidar as the primary data source and lidar-related analysis as the primary skill focus. Lidar is a powerful, and increasingly popular, data source used to create elevation and terrain models with very high accuracy.
Students and self-learners can use the exercises in this book to develop their GIS skills. Downloadable data and access to a 180-day free trial of ArcGIS are available on the Esri Press "Book Resources" webpage, esripress.esri.com/bookresources. Instructor resources are available by contacting [email protected].
Synopsis
The first workbook to highlight using lidar data with ArcGIS for Desktop.
About the Author
Kathryn Keranen is an instructor in geographic science at James Madison University and the cofounder of the award-winning Geospatial Semester.Robert Kolvoord serves as dean of the College of Integrated Science and Engineering and as a professor of integrated science and technology at James Madison University. With Kathryn Keranen, he is a cofounder of the Geospatial Semester. Kolvoord also researches the impact of geospatial technologies on the spatial thinking skills of students.
Table of Contents
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Module 1: Basic lidar techniques Project 1: Baltimore, Maryland Project 2: San Francisco, California Project 3: On your own Module 2: 2D and 3D models (raster and terrain) Project 1: Baltimore, Maryland Project 2: San Francisco, California Project 3: On your own Module 3: Volumetric analysis and shadow maps Project 1: Baltimore, Maryland Project 2: San Francisco, California Project 3: On your own Module 4: Visibility analysis comparison Project 1: Baltimore, Maryland Project 2: San Francisco, California Project 3: On your own Module 5: Surging seas Project 1: Baltimore, Maryland Project 2: San Francisco, California Project 3: On your own Module 6: Corrected 3D campus modeling Project 1: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia Project 2: University of San Francisco, California Project 3: On your own Module 7: Location of solar panels Project 1: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virgina Project 2: University of San Francisco, California Project 3: On your own Module 8: Shoreline change after Hurricane Sandy Project 1: Deal, New Jersey Project 2: Pelham Manor, New York Project 3: On your own Module 9: Forest vegetation height Project 1: George Washington National Forest, Virginia Project 2: Michaux State Forest, Pennsylvania Project 3: On your own Module 10: Depressional wetland delineation from lidar Project 1: Wakulla, Florida Project 2: Pasco County, Florida Project 3: On your own Image and data credits Data license agreement