• LiDAR Data & GEOPAK

    Background I am using MicroStation V8i w/ GEOPAK SS2. I obtained a ton of LiDAR data that covers about a 12-mile-by-2-mile area. The LiDAR data exclude all the surface waters (such as ponds, wetlands, rivers, and creeks) that are wider than 50 feet. The…
  • Re: Convert LIDAR data

    Extract XYZ should work but does not provide the filtering and thinning that you desire. You would end up with all umpteen gajillion points, when what you really want to do is thin the number of points to a managable size. My experience with the…
  • Re: Power Civil: LIDAR thinning

    Neil - 2.5 million points is a fairly huge DTM. Not sure who advised you that you should be able to do 30 million. WIll PowerCivil do 30 milliion? Maybe, but probably not on a 2GB machine. Don't forget that your operating system and other processes will…