Fact Sheet 2011–3137
SummaryAirborne lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) is an active remote sensing technique used to collect accurate elevation data over large areas. Lidar provides an extremely high level of regional topographic detail, which makes this technology an essential component of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science strategy. The USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) has collaborated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire dense topographic lidar data in a variety of coastal environments. |
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Brock, J.C., Palaseanu-Lovejoy, Monica, and Segura, Martha, 2011, Lidar vegetation mapping in national parks—Gulf Coast Network: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011–3137, 2 p. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3137.)
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