Published July 17, 2026 | Version v1

py4dgeo Tutorial Data Repository

Description

This archive contains the datasets and Jupyter notebooks required for the py4dgeo tutorial (https://3dgeo-heidelberg.github.io/py4dgeo-tutorial/). The downloaded bundle can be extracted and executed directly without further configuration.

Dataset sources and modifications:

  • Schneeferner data: Extracted from the hourly terrestrial laser scanning dataset of snow cover at the Schneeferner, Zugspitze (Anders et al., 2023; DOI: 10.1594/PANGAEA.941550).

  • Urban data: Synthetically generated spatial data derived from the Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (AHN) dataset (CC0 1.0). The synthetic point cloud generation was performed using the HELIOS++ open-source 3D laser scanning simulation framework (Winiwarter et al., 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112772; https://github.com/3dgeo-heidelberg/helios)

  • Rockfall data: Part of the point cloud time series acquired by permanent laser scanning within the AImon5.0 project (Czerwonka-Schröder et al. 2026; DOI: 10.34657/31199). The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) was funding the AImon5.0 project within the funding measure "Digital GreenTech – Environmental Engineering meets Digitalisation" as part of the "Research for Sustainability (FONA) Strategy".

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Related works

Is described by
Journal article: 10.1016/j.softx.2026.102670 (DOI)
Is part of
Software: https://github.com/3dgeo-heidelberg/py4dgeo (URL)
Is supplement to
Lesson: https://github.com/3dgeo-heidelberg/py4dgeo-tutorial (URL)

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Extract4D 535733258

Software

References

  • Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (AHN). Open data portal. CC0 1.0 Universal. https://www.ahn.nl/
  • Czerwonka-Schröder, D., Holst, C., Höfle, B., Schneider, L., Zimmermann, K., Holtkamp, U., Schulte, F., Hosseini, K., Yang, Y., Albert, W., & Tabernig, R. (2026). Echtzeitüberwachung gravitativer Massenbewegungen zum Risikomanagement kritischer Infrastrukturen mit KI-unterstützter 3D-Metrologie - AImon5.0: Schlussbericht des Verbundprojektes AImon5.0. DMT GmbH & Co. KG und Hochschule Bochum. http://doi.org/10.34657/31199
  • Anders, Katharina; Eberlein, Stefan; Höfle, Bernhard (2023): Hourly Terrestrial Laser Scanning Point Clouds of Snow Cover in the Area of the Schneeferner, Zugspitze, Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.941550
  • Winiwarter, L., Pena, A. M. E., Weiser, H., Anders, K., Sánchez, J. M., Searle, M., & Höfle, B. (2022). Virtual laser scanning with HELIOS++: A novel take on ray tracing-based simulation of topographic full-waveform 3D laser scanning. Remote Sensing of Environment, 269, 112772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112772