SilvaLiDAR Air

Airborne LiDAR Toolkit · Process · Analyze · Visualize · Understand

Work with airborne LiDAR

SilvaLiDAR Air is a Windows desktop toolkit for working with airborne LiDAR data. Its project-based interface brings processing, analysis, and visualization into a single workspace for exploring forest and landscape structure.

Create a new analysis project or reopen an existing project to continue your work. The start screen provides access to recent projects and a consistent entry point to your LiDAR workflow.

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Version 0.1.8.11 · Windows x64 · 60.5 MB

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Getting started

Download the Windows x64 installer.
Run the installer and launch SilvaLiDAR Air.
Choose New Project to begin, or Open Project to continue an existing analysis.

For questions and feedback, contact SilvaLab.

SilvaLab

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, USA

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