Daily Schedule:
8:00am - Registration and coffee (1st day only)
8:30am - Session begins
4:30pm - Adjournment
Breakfast, two refreshment breaks and lunch are provided daily.
Description
The successful analysis and design of any engineering and mining project requires an in-depth understanding of the current technologies to produce the most effective topographic maps. One of these technologies is Airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR). It is an emerging technology used to generate high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) via microsecond laser pulses emitted to the ground and reflected back to the detector. It is complimented by high precision colour (RGB) and near infrared (NIR) photography to create planimetric photomaps.
This course presents the information needed for planning and processing of LiDAR data. Following the technical part of the course, a selection of case studies and projects will be presented to illustrate how the technology has been used in corridor mapping, forestry, flood plain mapping, transportation design and 3D modeling applications.
Objective
This course will provide the participants with the fundamentals knowledge on LiDAR, processing and application. The course will also include topics on aerial photography and satellite imageries vs. LiDAR.
In this course, we show that high resolution LiDAR data provides a level of detail not achievable by other digital terrain modeling techniques, whether extracted from aerial photography, low-resolution topographic contour maps, 10-30 meter USGS, or SRTM digital elevation models. The specific characteristics of Lidar data (e.g., signal penetration of forest canopy, or the achievable density values) are explained.
Target Audience
- Highway, railroad construction, and maintenance engineers
- Consulting engineers
- Civil engineers
- Geologist and geoscientists
- Geomatics engineer and surveyors
- Individuals involved in airports, harbours, gas pipelines, mining and forestry industries
- Independent Power Producers
- Geotechnical engineers
- Developers
- Landscape architects
- Construction contractors
- Watershed and wetlands managers
- Agriculture and environmental experts
- Technicians and technologists who are working in any of the above fields
Program Outline (1.2 CEUs / 12 PDHs)
Day 1
LiDAR and RGB/NIR camera systems, components, and principles
LiDAR procedures
- Flight Planning
- Post Processing
- Practice: GPS and LiDAR processing software
Applications to Engineering and Geosciences (case projects)
- Engineering-Transportation
- Geotechnical
- Mining Exploration
Day 2
LiDAR procedures (cont.)
Applications to Engineering and Geosciences (case projects)
- Forestry
- Municipalities, such as 3D mapping, Planning
- Other (Based on audiences field)
LiDAR vs. Aerial and satellite photography
LiDAR Cost
Open Discussion
Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment
After Attending This Course You Will Be Able To:
By the end of the course, the participants will have the basic knowledge to design a LiDAR project from start to finish.
They can estimate the project cost based on the understanding of project requirements, perform the flight planning, post-process the data and perform a full quality control. They can calculate the accuracy of the data, and gain a hand on different project deliverables.
They would also gain knowledge about the advantage and limitation of the technology vs. other mapping techniques. Each individual will also gain an insight in the application of LiDAR in their specific field (engineering and Geoscience or other fields).
Special Features
- Several case projects are explained step by step. Each will target different audiences, engineers, geosciences, and forestry, 3D modelling –planning-flood plain mapping.
- We will show the GPS and LiDAR processing software packages, and some of the general tools to work with the data.
InstructorDr. Azadeh Koohzare, P.Eng., is a project manager with McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. with over 12 years of experience in Geodesy, Geomatics and surveying throughout Canada and internationally.
Azadeh received her doctoral degree in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering from the University of New Brunswick (UNB). Her focus was on deformation monitoring using geodetic data. She has worked as Associate Researcher and Instructor at UNB and has involved together with more than 50 Canadian Scientists and Engineers in the development of seamless height datum for Canada.
At McElhanney, she is LiDAR project manager and advisor, managing more than 20 LiDAR and geodetic projects in Canada and oversea. She is a member in different professional societies such as APEGBC, ASPRS, CGU -AGU, and CMG, and has published more than 20 papers and articles in accredited journals.
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