Data
We have compiled lidar datasets for the State of Idaho. Our map shows areas of collected lidar and areas proposed by various agencies.
Documents
Idaho Lidar Consortium and FEMA has prepared specifications for lidar and other high quality digital topography data.
Events
BCAL organized lidar processing workshops in Pocatello, ID and Sydney, Australia.
Idaho awarded USGS 3DEP
Good news – the Idaho 3DEP proposal, Multi-hazard Risk Assessment and Ecosystem Restoration in Idaho: Nez Perce Tribe, Nez Perce County, and Clearwater Watershed, has been recommended for funding! Special thanks to the following people who made this happen: Alison Tompkins & Douglas ... Read More...NSF grant to develop LiDAR tools
The National Science Foundation awarded a $320,000 grant to develop software tools to analyze LiDAR data. The collaborative research is led by Nancy Glenn (Idaho State University’s Department of Geosciences Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory), Andrew Hudak (U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain ... Read More...3D LiDAR Visualization
Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory (BCAL) is developing new methods to visualize and interact with LiDAR remote sensing data using 3D-IQ Station Idaho State University, Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory (BCAL) is developing new methods to visualize and interact with hyperspectral and LiDAR ... Read More...FEMA Standards for LiDAR
Idaho LiDAR Consortium and FEMA has prepared a specifications for LiDAR and other high quality digital topography data Beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiated a five-year program for Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP). ... Read More...LiDAR Processing Workshops
BCAL organized LiDAR processing workshops in Pocatello, ID and Sydney, Australia Idaho State University, Boise Center of Aerospace Laboratory (BCAL) organized workshops on LiDAR processing during Intermountain GIS Conference in Pocatello, ID (March, 2011) and International Symposium for Remote Sensing of ... Read More...Woodpecker Habitat from LiDAR
Patrick Adam, graduate student from University of Idaho, has been working on developing techniques to predicting wood pecker habitat using GLAS satellite lidar. Researchers from University of Idaho have proved they can predict the presence of the Pileated Woodpecker in a ... Read More...