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Reading Human History from the Land Scienceline – Ellie Kincaid High-resolution maps of Earth’s surface reveal archaeological secrets. |
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Archaeology from the Air American Scientist – Ramesh Shrestha and Juan C. Fernandez-Diaz In aircraft flying "low and slow," instruments sending out hundreds of thousands of laser pulses per second can gather enough data to reveal archaeological sites hidden under dense forest... |
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Lure of the Lost City National Geographic – Douglas Preston (Dave Yoder, Photographs) El Dorado. Atlantis. The Lost City of Z. Legends of such fabled places have enticed generations of explorers into the most remote locations on Earth. Usually they return empty-handed, if... |
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Science on Napa Earthquake Could Improve Damage Forecasts The Press Democrat – Derek Moore The team flew in and out of Napa County Airport daily to map the area, using sophisticated laser and computer equipment mounted inside a twin-engine Italian-made plane. |
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A New Way to Find Out What Lies Beneath The Washington Post – Guy Gugliotta Lidar is a key archaeology tool that can detect not only buildings but also the remains of roads, agricultural terraces, aqueducts, caves, fences and even boundaries between ancient... |
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AUDIO: Smartphone Earthquake Warnings BYU Radio Developed countries like Japan and the US have invested millions of dollars in early earthquake detection and warning systems. But scientists at the US Geological Survey and several... |
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Lost City Discovered in the Honduran Rain Forest National Geographic News – Douglas Preston In search for legendary “City of the Monkey God,” explorers find the untouched ruins of a vanished culture. |
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Beyond 3D—Multispectral Optech Titan Opens New Applications for Lidar (PDF) LiDAR News Magazine – Michael Sitar The recent release of an Optech Titan multispectral lidar system breaks away from the traditional lidar paradigm of mere range measurement by exploiting differences in the target's response... |
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Scanning the Horizon The Antarctic Sun – Peter Rejcek LiDAR survey of McMurdo Dry Valleys to look for melting in the landscape. |
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VIDEO: Creating Real-Time Maps of Disaster Areas though Laser Mapping University of Houston Dr. Craig Glennie with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering discusses a research project seeking to provide first-responders with real-time maps and analysis of disaster... |
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