Sorted pulse data (SPD) library. Part I: A generic file format for LiDAR data from pulsed laser systems in terrestrial environments

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 197-206

  Bunting, Peter ^a   Armston, John ^b,c   Lucas, Richard M ^a   Clewley, Daniel ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

LiDAR; Pulse; Sorted; SPD; Storage; Waveform

Indexed keywords

CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; PULSE; PULSED-LASER SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE LIBRARIES; SORTED; SPD; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; WAVE FORMS;

DATA INTEGRATION; DATA PROCESSING; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY STORAGE; OPEN SYSTEMS; OPTICAL RADAR; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

DATA PROCESSING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIDAR; SOFTWARE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84877920374     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2013.01.019     Document Type: Article

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