GeoCue has had a long association with the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) where the John A. Dutton e-Education program in the department of Geography uses LP360 in their on-line LIDAR training program. Two of the instructors, Ms. Karen Schuckman and Mr. Mike Renslow, are very well known throughout the LIDAR and photogrammetry communities. Mike…
You can do part of a synoptic QA/QC on LIDAR data using either LP360 command line executables or the Point Cloud Statistics Extractor, which is one of the Point Cloud Tasks found within the LP360 GUI. Some general QA/QC information that can be gathered includes, but is not limited to, projection information, GPS time format,…
We have just posted a new Experimental (EXP) release of LP360. These experimental releases give customers an opportunity to take advantage of (and yes, test!) new features of LP360 prior to the official block releases. We generally plan on two block releases per year (as in 2013.1 and 2013.2) and EXP releases when we have…
Now available in the experimental release of LP360 are the Display by Point Density / Export Density features. These features let you visualize your data color-coded by the number of points per unit area (point density). The Display by Point Density method lets you visualize the point density in real time within your project, whereas…
LIDAR data oftentimes requires preparation before further analysis can be completed on the data. LP360 has six command line executables which can be used for preparing LIDAR data before adding it to LP360 for Windows or the LP360 for ArcGIS extension. When installed in the default folder, these preparatory LP360 command line executables may be…
I entered the industry in 1990 after attending the Surveying and Photogrammetry program at Cal State Fresno that was part of their Civil Engineering Department. My first job was with USGS, so I got exposure to the government side of the profession. I then moved into the private sector when an opportunity developed that allowed…
MS-DOS is short for Microsoft Disk Operating System and is a non-graphical command line operating system, which was eventually replaced by the Windows Operating System. While this original operating system is rarely used nowadays, the command shell known as the Windows Command Line is still used and recommended – particularly for batch processing. LP360 has…
Note: While the Arctoolbox tools are still an option within the product, the introduction of LAS File Analyst in v2018.1 and the ReProject/Shift LAS PCT in v2017.1, the new tools provide more efficient and robust tools and are now the recommended tools to use. LP360 has a set of four tools that can be accessed…
There are two ways you can register for an authorization file for LP360 using the LP360 License Administrator program (Start Menu » QCoherent » LP360 » License Administrator), depending on the type of license being registered. Purchased Software If you are a current customer, you can register the software via the Internet using the CD…
Information about the latest LP360 software version, links to the Installation and Update guides, registration history and maintenance dates can be obtained using the CD key information for both new and current customers. Current customers may directly access this information in three different ways: within LP360 for Windows®, LP360 for ArcGIS® or by using the…
