AI-Automated Classification of LiDAR Aerial Survey Data

This system automatically classifies points in airborne LiDAR point cloud data collected across Canada, identifying features such as buildings, ground surfaces, water bodies, and other landscape elements. It is used internally by Government of Canada employees at Natural Resources Canada to support geospatial data production. The public is not directly affected by this system's outputs, though the resulting geospatial datasets underpin mapping products used by many downstream users. The use of AI in this workflow is not disclosed to end users of the resulting data products.