QGIS 4 Arch – LiDAR to DEM with CloudCompare and QGIS

QGIS4Arch is a free online course for learning QGIS, an open source geographic information system (GIS) software package. This course is for those who works with cultural heritage resources, including archaeologists, architectural historians, and historians. The course is designed to take you from beginner to expert. This video uses QGIS version 3.16.

This lessons explores the use of open source tools to convert LiDAR point clouds to a digital elevation model (DEM). DEMs are regularly used by archaeologists to identify and interpret sites.

Timestamps
0:10 - Introduction.
1:10 - Downloading LiDAR data.
2:11 - Processing LiDAR data with CloudCompare.
7:08 – Converting point clouds into DEMs with QGIS.
10:12 – Working with multiple tiles in CloudCompare.

Data Links:
The National Map Download - https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/
Direct link to Monks Mound LiDAR Tile - https://tinyurl.com/yxzkevod
Direct link to southern tile - https://tinyurl.com/y362v78v
Direct link to western tile - https://tinyurl.com/y36axla6
Direct link to southwestern tile - https://tinyurl.com/yyhgs9a7

Software Links:
CloudCompare - https://cloudcompare.org/
QGIS - https://qgis.org/en/site/
LASTools - https://rapidlasso.com/lastools/

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