[Qgis-user] Generating a raster from ASCII data

[Nicolas Cadieux]

Hi, 
Your data is probably already in a ASCII raster format.  You can open it via the raster menu.  Lidar can also be in an ASCII point cloud format.  In that case, I would generate the raster using cloud compare, also open source.  There are many ways of generating that is Qgis but cloud compare will give you the best bang for the buck (free!).  Then you can import the raster in Qgis. 
Being a professional archaeologist extensively using lidar, I would be happy help out if you have questions (as long as your research ethics are top notch.) 
Have fun! 
Nicolas Cadieux 
On May 5, 2016 06:21, "David Burton [via OSGeo.org]" <ml-node+s1560n5264701h92 at n6.nabble.com> wrote: 

	Hello,
I am new to GIS and have downloaded QGIS Essen. My intention as an 
amateur archaeologist was to use free LiDAR elevation data from the UK 
Environment Agency which is supplied in the ASCII format. Is there a 
method of generating a raster from ASCII using QGIS/Grass/Saga? Or 
alternatively any other open source software to do this before loading 
the new raster into QGIS?
Regards,    David Burton.
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