Provides an introduction to LiDAR technology, including sensor types, platforms and acquisition parameters before springing into the use of airborne laser scanning (ALS) data for environmental management and planning. Students will use ArcGIS Pro, FUSION, and LAStools software to explore 3D point cloud data and generate useful derivative surfaces and analysis workflows including point cloud measurement & reclassification, DEM and DSM creation, point cloud stratification for landscape modelling and habitat suitability, as well as enhanced forest inventory (EFI) creation via linear regression and random forest methods.