WORKSHOP on Working with 3D Point Cloud Data

Dr Jakob Rom is a visiting researcher from the Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany and a Postdoc working on the interdisciplinary project SEnsitivity of High Alpine Geosystems to climate change since c. 1850 (SEHAG).  

In his research, Jakob works with modern and highly accurate measurement methods. This includes for example scanning a steep rock face to detect rockfall activity using a terrestrial LiDAR system or using airborne laser scanning to detect erosion hotspots in large study areas. In addition to expensive laser scanners, unoccupied aerial vehicles such as drones of various sizes are increasingly simplifying the recording of high precision topographic data. All these methods produce 3D point clouds with a high information content. To extract relevant information (e.g. for geomorphology, archaeology, hydrology, etc.), it is therefore necessary to prepare, analyse and interpret the point cloud data. 

This workshop focuses on hands-on working with point cloud data using SAGA-LIS. Please bring your laptop (software will be provided). Basic GIS knowledge but no point cloud experience is required to attend. The workshop is open to Durham University staff and students. 

The workshop will cover: 

• A short introduction to SAGA-LIS
• Point cloud data acquisition and pre-processing
• Point cloud filtering and classification
• Creation and analysis of Digital Terrain Models
• Designing SfM and LiDAR survey campaigns

If you have any particular themes that you would like Jakob to cover in the workshop, please let us know in the registration link. : 

Jakob will be visiting the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience from the 26^th Feb-16^th March so if you are not able to attend but would like to meet with him please contact rebekah.m.harries@durham.ac.uk