Point Clouds

About this course

Process point clouds into defensible survey products through filtering, alignment, classification, terrain modelling, volume estimation and comparison between surveys.

This practitioner course is part of the UAV, Photogrammetry & 3D school. Delivery: Self-Paced / Instructor-Led. Estimated study time: 16 h.

Course curriculum

• Module 1 — Point-Cloud Data
• Module 2 — Noise and Outlier Filtering
• Module 3 — Registration and Alignment
• Module 4 — Ground Filtering and Classification
• Module 5 — DTMs from Point Clouds
• Module 6 — Volumes and Cut-and-Fill
• Module 7 — Change Between Surveys
• Module 8 — Photogrammetric versus LiDAR Clouds

Applied learning

• Case Study — Brackenhill: the Pile That Grew Without a Delivery
• Lab 1 — Classify Ground and Build a DTM
• Lab 2 — Stockpile Volumes with Uncertainty
• Lab 3 — A Monthly Change Report
• Capstone — A Point-Cloud Processing Specification and Monthly Survey Product

Who this course is for

GIS / Remote Sensing Professional; Technology Professional

Prerequisites

NE-UAV-101

Course details

• Course code: NE-UAV-205
• Level: Practitioner
• Estimated duration: 16 h
• Delivery: Self-Paced / Instructor-Led

Course materials are in pilot review.