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Woods and wetlands in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Forest Structure Drives Productivity

by Jack Lee 20 July 202227 September 2022

Data from northern Wisconsin forest sites uncovered that vertical heterogeneity metrics are the most influential factors underlying rates of photosynthesis.

Aerial view created of a forest with lidar—with trees artificially colored in many colors—as well as buildings and open spaces in part of Yosemite National Park
Posted inFeatures

A Lidar’s-Eye View of How Forests Are Faring

by Van R. Kane, Liz Van Wagtendonk and Andrew Brenner 29 April 202222 December 2022

Success in Yosemite is driving the wider use of lidar surveys to support forest health and wildfire resilience, study wildlife habitats, and monitor water resources.

Comparison of channels extracted from a high-resolution Digital Elevation Model using a traditional flow routing method and using the new method based on a Riverlab flow simulation (Elder Creek catchment, California, USA).
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Running Water on Topographic Data to Better Delineate Channels

by Mikaël Attal 25 April 202227 April 2022

Two-dimensional hydraulic simulations are a powerful tool to identify process domains such as channels, hillslopes, and floodplains in high-resolution topographic data.

In the foreground, the GEDI instrument appears as a large white box. In the background, an astronaut climbs along the space station’s external scaffolding.
Posted inNews

Scientists Fight to Keep Lidar on the Space Station

by Saima May Sidik 6 April 20226 July 2022

Remote sensing experts may lose a key tool in the fight against climate change.

La pirámide del Sol en Teotihuacan al frente con un cerro y el cielo despejado detrás.
Posted inNews

Mapeando el pasado, presente y futuro de Teotihuacan

by Humberto Basilio 14 March 202216 March 2022

Un nuevo proyecto con tecnología lidar revela cómo la minería y la expansión urbana han puesto en riesgo a uno de los sitios del patrimonio cultural más icónicos de México.

The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan
Posted inNews

Mapping Teotihuacan’s Past, Present, and Future

by Humberto Basilio 6 January 202221 March 2022

A new lidar project reveals how mining and urban expansion have put one of Mexico’s most iconic cultural heritage sites at risk.

Seated man in a hard hat assesses sediment patterns in a dug trench
Posted inNews

Secrets from the New Madrid Seismic Zone’s Quaking Past

by R. Crowell 9 April 20198 December 2022

High-resolution lidar topography reveals a long history of ancient earthquakes.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

New Lidar Comparisons of Temperatures Near the Mesopause

by William J. Randel 22 October 20187 March 2022

For the first time, simultaneous measurements of upper atmosphere temperatures over altitudes 80 to 110 kilometers have been made by two complementary lidar techniques.

Topographic lidar map of ancient Maya city of Tikal
Posted inNews

Lidar Uncovers Thousands of New Maya Structures

by Jenessa Duncombe 27 September 20189 May 2022

Jungle-piercing lidar surveys over ancient Maya sites give scientists the most extensive maps of lowland Maya civilization to date.

Earthquakes, like two that struck Kumamoto, Japan, within 28 hours in April 2016, cause varying levels of damage to buildings
Posted inNews

Damage Assessment by Laser Could Focus Postearthquake Response

by L. G. Shields 6 February 20189 December 2022

Airborne lidar surveys taken before and after a powerful 2016 earthquake in Japan revealed the potential for such surveys to identify hard-hit buildings quickly. 

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