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Lidar data

Detailed 3D representations generated by airborne or terrestrial laser scanning (commonly used to make high-resolution maps)

Table of contents

Introduction
Data storage
Community
People you should know
Videos
Related topics
Resources

Introduction

Lidar (light detection and ranging) is an optical remote-sensing technique that uses laser light to densely sample the surface of the earth, producing highly accurate x,y,z measurements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidar

LAS (industry-standard binary format for storing airborne lidar data)
Learn more: what is lidar data?
Articles: 5 Ways to Use Lidar More Efficiently

Data storage

Database formats: ...
File formats: LAS

Community

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People you should know

Please find the ArcGIS Experts on this topic here: https://esri-es.github.io/arcgis-experts/?topic=Lidar

They don't work on the support team and some may even not work at Esri, but they are opening some projects and sharing insights related to this technology so we recommend you to follow them.