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How to Create a Digital Terrain Model from Lidar

Effortlessly turn a lidar point cloud into a digital terrain model. Learn how to leverage Global Mapper Pro’s automatic ground classification and point cloud filtering to create a DTM that can be used for a plethora of further analysis including flood risk and contour generation.

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