1. I wanted to highlight an important comment on last week’s “intensity” blog post.
2. Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne from the UVM Spatial Analysis Lab is finding intensity to be a valuable attribute.
3. In high contrast regions LiDAR intensity can provide important clues for land use mapping.

A new laser scanning reference text by Shan and Toth appears to be a must read.
Intensity is often misused in the laser scanning industry.
There are a number of factors that affect the intensity of the return signal.