The LiDAR data within this book is collected from 27 areas in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, and Haiti and includes 183 figures created to introduce the concepts, methods, and applications in a clear context. It provides 11 step-by-step projects predominately based on Esri's ArcGIS software to support seamiess integration of LiDAR products and other GIS data. The first six projects …
Major disasters, such as earthquakes, have a large impact on society, causing massive direct and indirect losses. Large earthquakes may also seriously affect the natural environment, in the form of secondary hazards. In mountainous regions one of the most severe secondary effects is the triggering of co seismic landslides. These may results in the loss of vegetation and the production of lar…