A dataset unveiled today more than doubles the documented stream miles in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, elevating the total ...

Next time you explore a beach or a desert, look down at the sand. You might spot patches of small ripples just a few centimeters tall. Wind can shape these miniature dunes in less than half an hour ...

Bhutan marked a major milestone in its digital development journey with the official handover of the Digital Topographic Map by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the National Land ...

New Zealand’s favourite topographic maps can now be viewed in 3D on Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand’s (LINZ) Basemaps website. LINZ recently added the new layer to its free digital ...

Previous maps only highlighted areas with a high risk of landslides, but the new map, ... partially solve this problem thanks to the increasing availability of high-resolution topographic data, ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has commissioned Woolpert to collect Quality Level 1 lidar data and conduct ground control surveys throughout Southern California in support of the 3D Elevation Program ...

Discover high-resolution imaging tools in geology for detailed subsurface analysis with our expert insights on geological surveying methods. Skip to main content LinkedIn Articles ...

Discover the top remote sensing technologies used in geology for high-resolution ... LiDAR can be particularly effective in penetrating vegetation and providing high-resolution topographic maps.

She expressed hope that topographic studies conducted for the new map will result in some residents of lava zones 1 and 2 having their properties redetermined to be in a less risky lava zone.

Recent advances in high resolution topographic datasets that use lidar have enabled geologists and earth scientists to virtually “remove” vegetation and reveal the bare earth ground surface ...