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1 Processing LiDAR data: FUSION Tutorial Douglas Bolton Nicholas Coops Piotr Tompalski, Chris Mulverhill Department of Forest Resource Management Forest Sciences Centre Main Mall. University of British Columbia. 1

2 Tutorial Objectives Open/Visualize LiDAR data in Fusion Derive surface products (2 m) - Digital elevation model (DEM) - Digital surface model (DSM) - Canopy height model (CHM) Extract LiDAR data for plots - Calculate LiDAR metrics for plots Calculate gridded LiDAR metrics Learn to work with multiple LiDAR tiles Apply models in R to predict forest attributes - We won t develop models here, just apply existing models 2

3 What s on the usb drive Tutorial_March_8_2017 folder - Material we will work through together today Additional_lab_exercises folder - Written labs that expand upon the material we cover - Includes lab documents and data 3

4 Lidar data collection Discrete return LiDAR data collected in 2010 over the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest - Collected by McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd using a ALS50-II Leica system - Average of 3.1 pulses/m2 - Multiple returns per pulse - Aerial photos were collected on the same flight Malcolm Knapp Research Forest - UBC Research Forest - Located in the Coast Western Hemlock biogeoclimatic subzone near Maple Ridge, BC 4

5 Tutorial Objectives Open/Visualize LiDAR data in Fusion Derive surface products (2 m) - Digital elevation model (DEM) - Digital surface model (DSM) - Canopy height model (CHM) Extract LiDAR data for plots - Calculate LiDAR metrics for plots Calculate gridded LiDAR metrics Learn to work with multiple LiDAR tiles Apply models in R to predict forest attributes - We won t develop models here, just apply existing models 5

6 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Step 1: Extract probable ground returns (Groundfilter) Step 2: Create surface from ground returns (GridSurfaceCreate) Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 6

7 Creating A Digital Surface Model (DSM) Create a digital surface model (CanopyModel) Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 7

8 Creating A Digital Surface Model (DSM) Create a digital surface model (CanopyModel) Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 8

9 Creating A Digital Surface Model (DSM) Create a digital surface model (CanopyModel) Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 9

10 Creating A Digital Surface Model (DSM) Visualization for Malcolm Knapp Research Forest 10

11 Creating A Digital Surface Model (DSM) Visualization for Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 11

12 Derive heights in relation to the surface Point elevation Surface elevation Height (m) Point height above surface Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 12

13 Derive heights in relation to the surface Height (m) Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 13

14 Derive heights in relation to the surface Height (m) m 35.9 m 34.4 m 35.6 m 40.7 m 34.8 m Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 14

15 Plot level analysis Lidar Point Cloud for Alex Fraser Research Forest Extract LiDAR data for plots (Clipdata) Lidar visualizations produced with FUSION/LDA software USDA Forest Service 15

16 Plot level analysis Lidar Point Cloud for Alex Fraser Research Forest Extract LiDAR data for plots (Clipdata) 16

17 Height (m) Calculating Lidar metrics Calculate Cover Metrics % 16% Cover Above 2 m Calculate metrics (Cloudmetrics) 5 0 High Volume Site Low Volume Site 17

18 Height (m) Calculating Lidar metrics Calculate Height Metrics m 15.6 m Mean Height Calculate metrics (Cloudmetrics) 5 0 High Volume Site Low Volume Site 18

19 Height (m) Calculating Lidar metrics Calculate Height Metrics m 21 m 75 th Percentile Calculate metrics (Cloudmetrics) 5 0 High Volume Site Low Volume Site 19

20 Height (m) Calculating Lidar metrics Calculate Height Metrics m 29 m 95 th Percentile Calculate metrics (Cloudmetrics) 5 0 High Volume Site Low Volume Site 20

21 From metrics to attributes 21

22 Wall-to-wall estimates of forest attributes Step 1: Calculate gridded metrics Step 2: Apply Statistical model 22

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