Projects
Statewide LiDAR
Project The South Carolina LiDAR Consortium is currently working on a statewide LiDAR project with the assistance of federal, state and local resources. The 2008 portion of the project has been completed and planning is underway for 2009 and 2010.
- Completed Aquistion: Charleston (middle portion), Colleton, Jasper County.
- SC LiDAR Consortium 2008: Clarendon, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Greenwood, Lancaster, Laurens, Marlboro, Marion, Newberry, Orangeburg, Williamsburg, Union County.
- SC LiDAR Consortium 2009 (Proposed): Berkeley, Charleston (Southern and Northern sections), Dorchester, Florence, and Horry County.
- Counties Remaining: Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamburg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Edgefield, Greenville, Hampton, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, McCormick, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, York County.
Materials:
- May, 2010 - Below is an easy to understand discussion of LiDAR in NY. This is from the New York Times about LiDAR flights over the city - good infro for upper management:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/10/nyregion/20100510mapping.html
Consortium Meeting (July 21st, 2009)
Other Materials
- Workshop Agenda (pdf)
- SC Statewide LiDAR Project Information Sheet (pdf)
- SC LiDAR workshop - update (pdf)
- Presentation: SC Statewide LiDAR Project Status and Future (Microsoft PowerPoint), presented by Gary Merrill (USGS) and Jim Scurry (SCDNR).
- Presentation: What LiDAR Data Can Do For You (pdf), presented by Harold Rempel, Furgo Earthdata.
- Presentation: Using LiDAR Data with ArcGIS (pdf), presented by Clayton Crawford and Lindsay MacDonald, ESRI.
- Presentation: Incorporating LiDAR Data in CAD/Engineering Workflows (Microsoft PowerPoint), presented by Martin Flood, GeoCue Corporation.
- Presentation: LiDAR Data Collection Concepts, Overview, and Merrick Advanced Remote Sensing Software (MARS) (Microsoft PowerPoint), presented by Bill Emison, Merrick.
If you have any questions or would be interested in participating, please contact:
Gary Merrill, Geospatial Liaison to SC
U.S. Geological Survey
Phone: (803) 750-6124
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Email: gisman@dnr.sc.gov
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