[Qgis-user] Lidar download

[Nicolas Cadieux]

Hi,

If you want to create contour lines, you will need a Lidar data point and then create a DEM from which you will extract contour lines. (That’s the most common way of do it!)

 LiDAR is new in QGIS and i’am not sure what files formats are supported yet.  I had trouble with the current version.  It did show support for a json file format but I expect the las/laz format support will pop up once the bugs are worked out.  In the mean while, I would use CloudCompare (OpenSource) to read the cloud and create the DEM.  Then, you could import the DEM into QGIS to extract the contour lines.  

If you want us to propose à data sets, then, I suggest you give us an idea of where you are working.  LiDar data is currently spars depending on the country and area.  You may get lucky as more open data is being produced every day.  

 I may suggest the lastool (openlaso) user list.  They have good knowledge of lidar data sources.  Lastool is a suit of tool to work with LiDar.  Some tools are OpenSource and some are not.  Read the individual license so you don’t violate the licenses.

Good luck

Nicolas Cadieux
https://gitlab.com/njacadieux

> Le 4 mars 2021 à 09:37, jean Lukusa <lukusam at gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
> 
> Thank dear Kirk 
> I
> My purpose is to generate topographical contour.
> Do you Can suggest to my what lidar .
> 
> Jean Lukusa
> B.Sc. Geology
> Trained on Jorc  Code
> GIS  Operator 
> +243812156128
> 
>> Le jeu. 4 mars 2021 à 14:32, Kirk Schmidt <kirk at nortekresources.com> a écrit :
>> Hi Jean:
>> 
>> I am not sure what you are looking for?
>> 
>> Do you want to download a lidar derived image (such as a surface model) or do you want to work with raw  point cloud data?
>> 
>> Kirk Schmidt
>> 
>>> On 3/4/2021 8:41 AM, jean Lukusa wrote:
>>> Hi all ,
>>> how Can I download Lidar image from  Qgis 3.18.0 ?
>>> 
>>> Jean Lukusa
>>> B.Sc. Geology
>>> Trained on Jorc  Code
>>> GIS  Operator 
>>> +243812156128
>>> 
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