Adding the third dimension to a mapping project can take the power of desktop GIS analysis to the next level. With the various forms of 3D data that are readily available to work with, from free government terrain models to custom collected LiDAR point clouds, there is a host of information waiting to be added to our everyday processes in GIS analysis. In recent years, Global Mapper has pushed towards making accessible tools for advanced 3d analysis of any type of 3d data. Many industries are well suited to take advantage of these tools in everyday operations, from locating pad sites for construction, pipelines route planning, flood modeling, and many other common applications. This talk will cover some of the newer terrain analysis techniques available in Global Mapper (and Global Energy Mapper) such as easily creating contours or elevation grids from raw data, Elevation Profiling, Line of Sight and View Shed analysis, Water Shed modeling, transforming LiDAR into Terrain Models, and Cut and Fill volume calculations for digging operations.

1. Terrain Analysis in Global
Mapper
Patrick Cunningham
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2. Terrain Analysis
- The use of remote sensing satellite data for
mapping various types of terrain such as land cover,
land use, and soils.
- Hill Shaded Maps
- LiDAR data
- DEM Generation
- Spatial analysis
- Contour Maps
- Watersheds, etc.
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3. • A light weight, low cost, viewer centric GIS software
solution for many of today’s Geospatial data challenges
• 200 formats
• Geometry editing and creation
• Attribute manipulation and analysis
• Advanced Spatial Analysis Tools
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4. Patrick Cunningham
President
www.bluemarblegeo.com
info@bluemarblegeo.com
800-616-2725 /207-582-6747
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