How to Make a Lidar Red Relief Map

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Introduction

First, some terminology!

Red Relief Map: This is a special type of map that highlights both the slope and the elevation on fine-scale elevation data. It makes elevation data easier to see and understand, especially for non-specialists.

Lidar: Light detection and ranging data, aka “I flew a plane and shot lasers at the ground and now I know how far away the ground is, but really detailed.”

Lidar on Data Visualizations in R

How to Make a Lidar Red Relief Map

Introduction