This detailed tutorial from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) shows how to take OpenTopography point cloud data and use it to create your own DEM.
From points to pixels — creating digital elevation models from OpenTopography point clouds
Land Information New Zealand has a partnership with OpenTopography allowing 3D point cloud data to be downloaded, processed and visualized. This partnership complements the publishing of DEM and DSM…
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