If you're interested in lidar data and open-source technologies, please take a look at Kirk Waters' recent blog post titled
New
Ways to Access Lidar. NOAA's Digital Coast has always provided users with flexible means of accessing lidar data, but the new innovations Dr. Waters built into the system are allowing direct, cloud-based access to the point clouds as well as the ability
to pull the data into your desktop GIS. Check it out!
