SotM 2014 session: Extracting building height using OSM building footprints and open LiDAR data

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State Of The Map 2014 Session
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Speaker: Yuriy Czoli

Language: English

Media: Video

Overlaying LiDAR data over OSM building footprints allows us to derive building heights. As LiDAR data grows in popularity, there will be more opportunities to extract building height from OSM footprints. This presentation discusses the process of extracting building heights using an open source workflow and how this information benefits the open source community.