1. LIDAR ACTIVITIES IN MINNESOTA
MN GIS/LIS Consortium Conference Handout October 4, 2012
ELEVATION DATA INFORMATION AND DOWNLOAD
Information on all types of elevation data available for Minnesota, including LiDAR
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/elevation/index.html
LIDAR DATA DOWNLOAD AND WEB SERVICES
All Minnesota LiDAR data sources:
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/elevation/lidar.html
Latest status information on LiDAR processing:
www.facebook.com/minnesotalidar (publicly viewable page)
LiDAR ArcGIS Data Services location
http://arcgis.dnr.state.mn.us/ArcGIS/rest/services
TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Conservation Applications of LiDAR (funded by Legislative-Citizen Commission on MN Resources (LCCMR)
http://wrc.umn.edu/randpe/agandwq/tsp/lidar/
Glossary of LiDAR-related Terms
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/elevation/research_education/MnLiDARGlossary.pdf
Uses of LiDAR data to protect water quality
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/elevation/uses/lidar_uses_waterquality.html
User Survey Results:
- LiDAR Education Needs and Uses
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/elevation/research_education/lidar_education_survey.html
- LiDAR Data Needs
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/elevation/survey_lidar_data_needs.html
Interim guidelines on collecting culvert GIS data (for use in hydro-conditioning DEMs)
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/elevation/research_education/Interim_Guidance_Culvert_Data.pdf
TOOLS
LASTOOLS – Tools for processing LAS Data
www.cs.unc.edu/~isenburg/lastools/
LASTOOLS tips and examples
ftp://ftp.lmic.state.mn.us/pub/data/elevation/lidar/LAS_File_Processing_Using_LASTOOLS.pdf
PROGRAMS AND COMMITTEES
Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (DNR-managed LiDAR collection project)
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/elevation/mn_elev_mapping.html
Minnesota Digital Elevation Committee (LiDAR Research and Education Subcommittee link included)
www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/elevation/index.html
National Enhanced Elevation Assessment / 3-D Elevation Program (USGS)
http://nationalmap.gov/3DEP/index.html

2. LIDAR ACTIVITIES IN MINNESOTA
MN GIS/LIS Consortium Conference Handout October 4, 2012
USGS ELEVATION PROGRAM CHANGES / HIGHLIGHTS
LIDAR BASE SPECIFICATION VERSION 1.0
USGS Techniques and Methods, Book 11, Chapter B4
http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/11b4/
3D ELEVATION PROGRAM (3DEP) / NATIONAL ENHANCED ELEVATION ASSESSMENT (NEEA)
http://nationalmap.gov/3DEP/neea.html
Fact Sheets, NEEA Final Report
 National Enhanced Elevation Assessment at a Glance: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3088/pdf/fs2012-
3088.pdf
 The 3D Elevation Program—Summary of Program Direction
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3089/pdf/fs2012-3089.pdf
US INTERAGENCY ELEVATION INVENTORY
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/inventory/
NOAA Coastal Services Center, web application
USGS ELEVATION VIDEO
http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/567
NED, LiDAR, FEMA floodmaps
CREATION OF DIGITAL CONTOURS THAT APPROACH THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF CARTOGRAPHIC CONTOURS
2012, Tyler, Dean J.; Greenlee, Susan K.
USGS Scientific Investigations Report: 2012-5167
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5167/