Earth Science - Vegetation

Classify and Plot Raster Data in Python

Reclassifying raster data allows you to use a set of defined values to organize pixel values into new bins or categories. Learn how to classify a raster dataset and export it as a new raster in Python.

last updated: 09 Nov 2020

Open, Plot and Explore Raster Data with Python

Raster data are gridded data composed of pixels that store values, such as an image or elevation data file. Learn how to open, plot, and explore raster files in Python using Rasterio.

last updated: 05 Nov 2020

What is Raster Data

Rasters are gridded data composed of pixels that store values. Learn more about the structure of raster data and how to use them to store data, such as imagery or elevation values.

last updated: 05 Nov 2020

Extract Raster Values Using Vector Boundaries in R

This lesson reviews how to extract pixels from a raster dataset using a vector boundary. You can use the extracted pixels to calculate mean and max tree height for a study area (in this case a field site where tree heights were measured on the ground. Finally you will compare tree heights derived from lidar data compared to tree height measured by humans on the ground.

last updated: 03 Sep 2019

Clip Raster in R

You can clip a raster to a polygon extent to save processing time and make image sizes smaller. Learn how to crop a raster dataset in R.

last updated: 13 Mar 2020

Classify a Raster in R.

This lesson presents how to classify a raster dataset and export it as a new raster in R.

last updated: 13 Mar 2020

Create a Canopy Height Model With Lidar Data

A canopy height model contains height values trees and can be used to understand landscape change over time. Learn how to use LIDAR elevation data to calculate canopy height and change in terrain over time.

last updated: 03 Sep 2019

Plot Histograms of Raster Values in R

This lesson introduces the raster geotiff file format - which is often used to store lidar raster data. You learn the 3 key spatial attributes of a raster dataset including Coordinate reference system, spatial extent and resolution.

last updated: 03 Sep 2019

Introduction to Lidar Raster Data Products

This lesson introduces the raster geotiff file format - which is often used to store lidar raster data. You learn the 3 key spatial attributes of a raster dataset including Coordinate reference system, spatial extent and resolution.

last updated: 13 Mar 2020

What is Lidar Data

This lesson reviews what lidar remote sensing is, what the lidar instrument measures and discusses the core components of a lidar remote sensing system.

last updated: 30 Mar 2020