Point clouds have become a foundational data format for modern GIS applications, especially in drone mapping, LiDAR surveys, smart cities, infrastructure planning, mining, and defense. While specialized tools exist for point cloud processing, QGIS now offers powerful native capabilities to visualize and analyze point clouds in 3D—all within an open-source GIS platform. In this blog, […]
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Introduction Drone mapping has transformed how we capture, analyze, and visualize the real world. At the heart of this transformation lies point cloud data—a highly detailed 3D representation of terrain, structures, and objects captured from the air.In this blog, we’ll explain what a point cloud is in drone mapping, how it is generated, its key
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Introduction Point clouds are becoming a core part of modern drone mapping workflows—especially when working with LiDAR data or photogrammetry outputs. But visualizing these massive 3D datasets on the web can be challenging. This is where Potree, an open-source point cloud renderer, becomes an incredibly powerful tool. In this post, you’ll learn what point clouds
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Understanding the difference between DSM (Digital Surface Model), DTM (Digital Terrain Model), and DEM (Digital Elevation Model) is essential for anyone working in drone mapping, surveying, GIS, construction monitoring, or environmental modelling. Although these terms sound similar, each represents a different type of elevation data and serves a specific purpose. In this guide, we break
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Point clouds have become a core data format in today’s geospatial, surveying, mapping, and 3D reconstruction workflows. Whether the data comes from drones, LiDAR sensors, photogrammetry, or laser scanners, point cloud visualization is essential for inspection, analysis, measurements, and 3D understanding. In this article, we break down what point clouds are, why visualization matters, and
