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Archive Home > 2012 > December > 03 > Lidar technology helps map forests

Lidar technology helps map forests

• Lasers used as radar give foresters a detailed look at vegetation

By Rachael Rees / The Bulletin
December 3, 2012

New applications of laser technology could help manage future fires and other environmental stresses for the trees in the forests of Central Oregon, forest management experts say.

Lidar, or light detection and ranging, acts like radar that bounces back shapes to create highly accurate, detailed....

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