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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).

Check out the video on the USGS Trainings YouTube Channel.

Looking for more? Watch all of our National Map training videos on the YouTube playlist.

 

 

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