topic Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud? in 3D Mapping Questions

Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

BenjaminMittler — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:18:44 GMT

I have a 3D point cloud dataset created from terrestrial LiDAR. When I bring the dataset into ArcPro it displays at the 0,0 of the UTM zone. I would like to move the point cloud to its correct location. The point dataset is very dense and there are few key locations I can use as anchor points, but I can't seem to find any tools the move the location of LAS data. Is this possible to do in Arc Pro? Or does it need to be done in a LiDAR processing software

Thanks,

Ben

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

CodyBenkelman — Sun, 12 May 2019 22:53:40 GMT

Ben

I just found your post. Do you still need help?
Cody B.

https://community.esri.com/groups/lidar-resources

https://community.esri.com/groups/lidar-and-other-point-clouds

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

BenjaminMittler — Mon, 13 May 2019 13:00:59 GMT

Hey Cody,

I looked through the resourced and didn't see any topics relevant to my questions. Right now we are georeferencing in cloudcompare before bringing the data into arcpro. is there a better workflow?

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

CodyBenkelman — Mon, 13 May 2019 15:11:46 GMT

Ben

I haven't received any lidar that lacks true earth coordinates; I thought the problem was that you had lost the coordinate system definition.

Based on what you've said, I assume it's just using a local coordinate system? If you have a solution based on Cloud Compare, I would continue with that.

Best wishes
Cody B

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

ShahlaYav — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:08:36 GMT

Hi Benjamin,

I have the same problem as you how did you solve your problem can you help me with that?

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

JaimeSF_EsriSpain — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 06:10:39 GMT

Hi!! I have the same problem too, @ShahlaYav @BenjaminMittler

Have you been able to solve it?

Thanks,

Jaime.

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

BrianBaldwin — Thu, 27 May 2021 13:45:17 GMT

@CodyBenkelman- I just talked to a customer that is having a similar issue and it's based on the fact that the source of the data is a terrestrial lidar scan. Any updates or options for georeferencing lidar?

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

angeliapayne — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:21:26 GMT

Bumping this topic! Georeferencing a large terrestrial LIDAR dataset in Cloud Compare is incredibly cumbersome. Are there options in the pipeline for georeferencing terrestrial LIDAR in ArcGIS Pro?

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

StephenAldrich — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:33:39 GMT

Looks like you cannot do so in ArcGIS Pro at the moment (V3.0)

What I have done is take a terrestrial scan and used CloudCompare to do a cloud-to-cloud registration using a properly georeferenced point cloud generated from drone photos (and a lot of location confirmation on the ground using RTK GPS and a total station).

Lots of work, but the data are pretty good.

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

ArmandFrançois — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:47:23 GMT

I am facing the same issu and a solution would be very helpful

Re: Georeferencing LiDAR Point Cloud?

NickWeil — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:35:04 GMT

I am also trying to georeference terrestrial lidar. Are there any ArcPro workflows or is CloudComapre still the best bet?