3D Geomatics Committee

The 3D Geomatics* Committee (3DGeo) of the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council works to identify and promote the need for planning, funding, acquisition, and management of three-dimensional geomatic data and derived products. The committee engages multiple disciplines in Minnesota for the benefit of its resources and citizens, promoting the value, importance, and use of this complex and voluminous three-dimensional information.

* Geomatics: the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering spatially referenced geographic information

What's New

Additional Blocks recommended for 2021 Spring collect (Northeast Lidar Acquisition Area and Southern Minnesota Area)
Update to the Minnesota State Lidar Plan scheduled for Spring 2021
Schedule a meeting with the Acquisition Team by emailing lidar@state.mn.us

Charter and Work Plan

Charter
2020 Accomplishments and 2021 Work Plan

Committee Organization

The committee is coordinated by an executive steering team. The steering team serves as the hub for the subject-matter workgroups shown in the graphic.

Executive Steering Team

Co-chairs
- Sean Vaughn, GIS Hydrologist | Lidar Data Steward, MNIT DNR, 763-689-7100 x226, sean.vaughn@state.mn.us
- Gerry Sjerven, Senior GIS Analyst, Minnesota Power, 218-355-3990, gsjerven@mnpower.com

Workgroups

Data Acquisition Workgroup

Champions
- Sean Vaughn, GIS Hydrologist | Lidar Data Steward, MNIT DNR, 763-689-7100 x226, sean.vaughn@state.mn.us
- Gerry Sjerven, Senior GIS Analyst, Minnesota Power, 218-355-3990, gsjerven@mnpower.com
- Alison Slaats, Program Manager, MnGeo, 651-201-3194, alison.slaats@state.mn.us

Education Workgroup

Champion
- Joel Nelson, GIS Specialist, University of Minnesota, Dept. of Soil, Water and Climate, 612-625-9235, nels1945@umn.edu

Hydrogeomorphology Workgroup

Co-chairs
- Andrea Bergman, GIS Hydrologist, MNIT DNR, 651-259-5690, andrea.bergman@state.mn.us
- Rick Moore, Lidar Data Steward, MNIT DNR, 507-389-8810, rick.moore@state.mn.us
- Jamie Schulz, GIS Specialist, MNIT DNR, 507-206-2830, jamie.schulz@state.mn.us

Vegetation Workgroup

Champion
- Luke Spaete, Research Analysis Specialist Sr, DNR Division of Forestry, Resource Assessment, 218-322-2506, lucas.spaete@state.mn.us
Chair
- Jennifer Corcoran, Remote Sensing Program Consultant, DNR Division of Forestry, Resource Assessment, 651-259-5898, jennifer.corcoran@state.mn.us

Other workgroups are forming...

Resources

Initial groundwork for this committee (Nov. 4, 2015): minutes and slides
Minnesota State Lidar Plan created by the Data Acquisition Workgroup
MnTOPO: A web application for viewing, printing and downloading high-resolution elevation data for Minnesota collected using lidar technology
Lidar info and download page for Minnesota lidar data and derived products, including links to education and training resources
Interim Guidance on Acquisition of Culvert Data
Hydrographic Position Index Technical Report: Combining lidar-derived DEM analysis, raster classification and color symbology for pseudo-3D terrain visualization to enhance hydrography interpretation on the DEM landscape
Glossary of lidar-related Terms
2008 National Environmental Information Exchange Network (NEIEN) Project Report, June 2014: This report explored integrating the multiple statewide hydrography datasets of Minnesota.