Tool Type

DEM generation

Description

The Points2Grid Utility is a simple tool for the generation of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) from lidar point cloud data. The Points2Grid Utility is a Windows application that utilizes the same local binning algorithm deployed in the OpenTopography lidar system to offer rapid generation of DEMs from large volumes of LiDAR point return data. Note that winP2G is no longer supported - information about newer implementations of the algorithm can be found here: https://opentopography.org/otsoftware/points2grid

Keywords

point cloud, lidar, DEM, gridding, binning

Licensing

Free to use/Unspecified

Cost

Free

Current Version

Download URL

Project URL

Operate System

Windows

Code Type

Program [GUI]

Language

Dependencies

Citation

Kim, H., Arrowsmith, J R., Crosby, C.J., Jaeger-Frank, E., Nandigam, V., Memon, A., Conner, J., Badden, S.B., Baru, C., An Efficient Implementation of a Local Binning Algorithm for Digital Elevation Model Generation of LiDAR/ALSM Data, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abs G53C-0921, 2006

Help & Tutorial Info.

Instructions and Help PDF:
http://lidar.asu.edu/downloads/GEON_Points2Grid_Instructions.pdf

Support Contact Info.

Chris Crosby, UNAVCO (crosby@unavco.org)

Additional Information

A newer version of the Points2Grid code has been released. See: http://www.opentopography.org/index.php/resources/otforge/points2grid for more details. At present this open source code only compiles on Linux, Solaris, and Mac OSX. The Points2Grid a

Submission Date

20 Nov 2010

Last Updated

4 Mar 2019

Full Name

Chris Crosby

Role

Contributor

Email

crosby@unavco.org

Organization

OpenTopography Facility / UNAVCO

Full Name

Han Kim

Role

Author

Email

Organization

UCSD

Full Name

Ramon Arrowsmith

Role

Author

Email

ramon.arrowsmith@asu.edu

Organization

Arizona State University Active Tectonics Group

Full Name

Newton Alex

Role

Author

Email

Organization

Formerly ASU Active Tectonics Group