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February 26, 2025

Learn how to import and visualize lidar point cloud data using free and open-source GIS software in a new training video released by the National Geospatial Program.

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This National Map training video will demonstrate how to use QGIS, a free and open-source GIS software, to import and visualize lidar point cloud data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP).

This is just one of dozens of videos on The National Map. Browse the entire collection at the National Map Training page.

 

 

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