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In 2015, the Environment Agency released<\/a> it’s LIDAR data to the general public.\u00a0LIDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) uses a laser “to scan and map the landscape from above and is widely considered to be the best method for collecting very dense and accurate elevation data across the landscape.” [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Stefan Janusz<\/a> from Defra Digital has posted a way of using this data on a Raspberry Pi (not to mention Macs and Windows machines) to generate 3D terrain\u00a0maps based on this data. In particular, Minecraft Pi Edition is used to generate these maps in a live environment. It’s all very ‘big data’-y and exciting, and fun! You can explore this method of using the LIDAR data here<\/a>. Make sure you read the whole thing and get to the Pi instructions, which are a little way down the page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2015, the Environment Agency released it’s LIDAR data to the general public.\u00a0LIDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) uses a laser “to scan and map the landscape from above and is widely considered to be the best method for collecting very…<\/p>\n

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