Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

[Andrew Gray]

This is *really* fun. Thanks for pointing it out, Richard!

I've put up a quick-and-dirty blog post on how to render these at
http://www.generalist.org.uk/blog/2015/taking-pictures-with-flying-government-lasers/
- it's fairly easy, though a little fiddly.

(I don't have much previous experience with QGIS so may have skipped a
step that makes it all simpler - please do correct me if so...)

Demo images are all on Commons.

Andrew.


On 1 October 2015 at 15:44, Richard Symonds
 wrote:
> I've just knocked up the one at
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heightmap_of_Trencrom_Hill.png. I
> haven't added it to any articles but it's there to use if you want!
>
> It's not much work, but the issue is that the heightmaps tend to not cover
> Wales or Scotland, and they tend to cover flood zones, rather than hills.
> This makes tracking down high-resolution data of castles/hills (which tend
> to be high up) rather difficult. Most of England is covered with 1 metre
> resolution though, with 25cm being the best.
>
> Richard Symonds
> Wikimedia UK
> 0207 065 0992
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
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> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
>
> Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over
> Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
>
>
> On 22 September 2015 at 11:20, Richard Nevell
>  wrote:
>>
>> I think it should be downloadable as jpegs as well as the underlying data
>> files. This gives you a visualisation of the landscape, with or without
>> trees if you want. Very useful for landscapes, and excellent for
>> archaeological sites which only survive as earthworks.
>>
>> On 22 September 2015 at 11:11, Richard Symonds
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Forwarding to this list, perhaps someone has some ideas for how we can
>>> make use of the newly released LIDAR data!
>>>
>>> Richard Symonds
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>> 0207 065 0992
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
>>> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
>>> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
>>> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
>>> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
>>> over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
>>>
>>>
>>> -- Forwarded message --
>>> From: Tim Waters 
>>> Date: 22 September 2015 at 10:34
>>> Subject: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now
>>> available
>>> To: OSM - Talk GB 
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> back in June we had a thread announcing that this LIDAR data was due
>>> to be released. Well some of it has.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2015/09/18/laser-surveys-light-up-open-data/
>>>
>>> http://environment.data.gov.uk/ds/survey#/
>>>
>>> I think it's just for England, and appears to be 1m and 2m composite
>>> DTM and 1m and 2m DSM They do intend to release a Tiled version next,
>>> and I think 50cm and 25cm are coming also
>>>
>>> What can we do with it?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Tim
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>>
>>
>>
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>> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

[Richard Symonds]

I've just knocked up the one at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heightmap_of_Trencrom_Hill.png. I
haven't added it to any articles but it's there to use if you want!

It's not much work, but the issue is that the heightmaps tend to not cover
Wales or Scotland, and they tend to cover flood zones, rather than hills.
This makes tracking down high-resolution data of castles/hills (which tend
to be high up) rather difficult. Most of England is covered with 1 metre
resolution though, with 25cm being the best.

Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992

Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

On 22 September 2015 at 11:20, Richard Nevell <
richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

> I think it should be downloadable as jpegs as well as the underlying data
> files. This gives you a visualisation of the landscape, with or without
> trees if you want. Very useful for landscapes, and excellent for
> archaeological sites which only survive as earthworks.
>
> On 22 September 2015 at 11:11, Richard Symonds <
> richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Forwarding to this list, perhaps someone has some ideas for how we can
>> make use of the newly released LIDAR data!
>>
>> Richard Symonds
>> Wikimedia UK
>> 0207 065 0992
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
>> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
>> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
>> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
>> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
>>
>> *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
>> over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
>>
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Tim Waters 
>> Date: 22 September 2015 at 10:34
>> Subject: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now
>> available
>> To: OSM - Talk GB 
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> back in June we had a thread announcing that this LIDAR data was due
>> to be released. Well some of it has.
>>
>>
>> https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2015/09/18/laser-surveys-light-up-open-data/
>>
>> http://environment.data.gov.uk/ds/survey#/
>>
>> I think it's just for England, and appears to be 1m and 2m composite
>> DTM and 1m and 2m DSM They do intend to release a Tiled version next,
>> and I think 50cm and 25cm are coming also
>>
>> What can we do with it?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Tim
>>
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>
>
>
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> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

[leu...@fabiant.eu]

+1 I just saw a demonstration of 3D printing at Middlesex Uni.

Impressive what can be done.

3D is arriving and we should be ready.

Fabian,
aka Leutha

> On 22 September 2015 at 17:27 Edward Saperia  wrote:
> 
> 
>> >On 22 September 2015 at 11:11, Richard Symonds
>> > > >  > wrote:
> >  > > >  Forwarding to this list, perhaps someone has some ideas for
> >  > > > how we can make use of the newly released LIDAR data!
> > >> >  > 
>> >Use it as leverage to finally get the WMF to set up support for 3d
>> > file formats on commons?
> >  > 
>  +1 I know of a few projects that haven't happened because there's no 3d file
> support yet...
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

[Edward Saperia]

> On 22 September 2015 at 11:11, Richard Symonds <
> richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Forwarding to this list, perhaps someone has some ideas for how we can
>> make use of the newly released LIDAR data!
>>
>

> Use it as leverage to finally get the WMF to set up support for 3d file
> formats on commons?
>

+1 I know of a few projects that haven't happened because there's no 3d
file support yet...
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

[geni]

On 22 September 2015 at 11:11, Richard Symonds <
richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Forwarding to this list, perhaps someone has some ideas for how we can
> make use of the newly released LIDAR data!
>


Use it as leverage to finally get the WMF to set up support for 3d file
formats on commons?

Specific uses would be a way of showing the shapes of hills and the like.

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

[Richard Nevell]

I think it should be downloadable as jpegs as well as the underlying data
files. This gives you a visualisation of the landscape, with or without
trees if you want. Very useful for landscapes, and excellent for
archaeological sites which only survive as earthworks.

On 22 September 2015 at 11:11, Richard Symonds <
richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Forwarding to this list, perhaps someone has some ideas for how we can
> make use of the newly released LIDAR data!
>
> Richard Symonds
> Wikimedia UK
> 0207 065 0992
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
>
> *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
> over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Tim Waters 
> Date: 22 September 2015 at 10:34
> Subject: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now
> available
> To: OSM - Talk GB 
>
>
> Hello,
>
> back in June we had a thread announcing that this LIDAR data was due
> to be released. Well some of it has.
>
>
> https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2015/09/18/laser-surveys-light-up-open-data/
>
> http://environment.data.gov.uk/ds/survey#/
>
> I think it's just for England, and appears to be 1m and 2m composite
> DTM and 1m and 2m DSM They do intend to release a Tiled version next,
> and I think 50cm and 25cm are coming also
>
> What can we do with it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
>
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[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

[Richard Symonds]

Forwarding to this list, perhaps someone has some ideas for how we can make
use of the newly released LIDAR data!

Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992

Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

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over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

-- Forwarded message --
From: Tim Waters 
Date: 22 September 2015 at 10:34
Subject: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now
available
To: OSM - Talk GB 


Hello,

back in June we had a thread announcing that this LIDAR data was due
to be released. Well some of it has.

https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2015/09/18/laser-surveys-light-up-open-data/

http://environment.data.gov.uk/ds/survey#/

I think it's just for England, and appears to be 1m and 2m composite
DTM and 1m and 2m DSM They do intend to release a Tiled version next,
and I think 50cm and 25cm are coming also

What can we do with it?

Cheers,

Tim

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