Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning Principles and Processing

About this book

A systematic, in-depth introduction to theories and principles of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology is long overdue, as it is the most important geospatial data acquisition technology to be introduced in recent years. An advanced discussion, this text fills the void.

Professionals in fields ranging from geology, geography and geoinformatics to physics, transportation, and law enforcement will benefit from this comprehensive discussion of topographic LiDAR principles, systems, data acquisition, and data processing techniques. Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning covers ranging and scanning fundamentals, and broad, contemporary analysis of airborne LiDAR systems, as well as those situated on land and in space. The authors present data collection at the signal level in terms of waveforms and their properties; at the system level with regard to calibration and georeferencing; and at the data level to discuss error budget, quality control, and data organization. They devote the bulk of Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning to LiDAR data processing and information extraction and elaborate on recent developments in building extraction and reconstruction, highlighting quality and performance evaluations. There is also extensive discussion of the state-of-the-art technological developments used in: filtering algorithms for digital terrain model generation; strip adjustment of data for registration; co-registration of LiDAR data with imagery; forestry inventory; and surveying.

Readers get insight into why LiDAR is the effective tool of choice to collect massive volumes of explicit 3-D data with unprecedented accuracy and simplicity. Compiled by leading experts talking about much of their own pioneering work, Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning will give researchers, professionals, and senior students novel ideas to supplement their own experience and practices.

Contents

Introduction to Laser Ranging, Profiling, and Scanning, G. Petrie and C. K. Toth

Airborne and Spaceborne Laser Profilers and Scanners, G. Petrie and C. K. Toth

Terrestrial Laser Scanners, G. Petrie and C. K. Toth

LiDAR Systems and Calibration, A. Wehr

Pulsed Laser Altimeter Ranging Techniques and Implications for Terrain Mapping, D. Harding

Georeferencing Component of LiDAR Systems, N. El-Sheimy

Waveform Analysis for Small-Footprint Pulsed Laser Systems, U. Stilla and B. Jutzi

Strip Adjustment and Registration, C. K. Toth

Accuracy, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control of LiDAR Data, A. Habib

Management of LIDAR Data, L. Graham

LiDAR Data Filtering and DTM Generation, N. Pfeifer

Forest Inventory Using Small-Footprint Airborne Lidar, J. Hyyppä, H. Hyyppä, X. Yu, H. Kaartinen, A. Kukko, and M. Holopainen

Integration of LiDAR and Photogrammetric Data: Triangulation and Ortho Rectification, A. Habib

Feature Extraction from Lidar Data in Urban Areas, F. Bretar

Building Extraction from LiDAR Point Clouds Based on Clustering Techniques, J. Shan and A. Sampath

Building and Road Extraction by LiDAR and Imagery, F. Rottensteiner and S. Clode

A Data-Driven Method for Modeling 3D Building Objects Using a Binary Space Partitioning Tree, G. Sohn, X. Huang, and V. Tao

A Framework for Automated Construction of Building Models from Airborne LIDAR Measurements, K. Zhang

Quality of Buildings Extracted from Airborne Laser Scanning Data: Results of an Empirical Investigation on 3D Building Reconstruction, E. Gülch, H. Kaartinen, and J. Hyyppä

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