LiDAR to Contours - Best Practices

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11-15-2012 11:06 AM
MaudGillespie
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LAS toolbar is great for visualizing the data in many different ways.  One item I am wondering is why the toolbar can render contours but not export them to feature class directly?  What are others doing when they want to create 1 or 2 ft contours from LAS?  I have been using a multi-step process of LAS to Multipoint, Multipoint to terrain, terrain to contours
Is there a comprehensive best practices document?  I did find this just before posting so I will be reading the 8 part blog.
http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/11/06/lidar-solutions-in-arcgis_part-1-assessing-lidar-covera...


LAS Dataset question - why can I not add a Poly_lakes.shp to surface constraints with Height source = <none>, surface type = H/S Replace or H/S Value Fill?  I can only add it with Surface type = Clip or Erase?  I have not found any documentation or explanation or Surface type = Replace or Value fill.

Jared
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JustonManville
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Bump this question. I am also curious
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