US-Egypt Lidar Workshop 2012

January 15 - 18, 2012 @ National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Cairo, Egypt

Supported by:


Hamilton College & Egypt National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS)

Organizers


NARSS: Dr. Safaa Mohamed Hassan Sayed with support from current Chairman Dr. M. Medhat Mokhtar and past Chairman Dr. Ayman El-Dosoky.


US: Barbara Tewksbury (Hamilton College), Lori Collins (Univ. South Florida Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies), Christopher Crosby (UCSD San Diego Supercomputer Center, OpenTopography), Travis Doering (Univ. South Florida Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies), David Phillips (UNAVCO), Jason Stoker, (USGS CLICK), Jamie Young, (AeroMetric, Inc.)

Logistics:


Draft Agenda (pdf)

PRESENTATIONS:

Day 1:

• Some Lidar Basics (pptx) - Jason Stoker, USGS
• Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS): Applications to Architectural and Landscape Heritage Preservation (pptx) - Lori Collins and Travis Doering, USF AIST
• FARO Targets and Scan Setup (pptx) - Lori Collins and Travis Doering, USF AIST

Day 2:

• Examples from scan data collected yesterday

Day3:

• Airborne Lidar Fundamentals (pdf) - Jamie Young, AeroMetric
• Planning for Airborne Lidar Survey (ppt) - Dr. Lamyaa Gamal El-deen, NARSS
• Earth Science Lidar Topography Applications (pdf) - Chris Crosby, SDSC / OpenTopography
• AeroMetric Lidar Applications (pdf) - Jamie Young, AeroMetric

RESOURCES:

• Lidar For Dummies - By James Young
• FARO Tech Sheets: FARO Scene   |   FARO Focus 3D Scanner
• USGS CLICK Discussion Forum
• OpenTopography Resources
• LASTools Discussion & Help Group

SOFTWARE:

• Geomagic
• LASTools
• GeoCue PointVue LE

Laser scan of workshop attendees in front of tile mosaic outside NARSS:

PHOTOS:

• USF AIST photo gallery