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LiDAR Home > LiDAR Applications

Potential LiDAR Interactive Mapping Applications

Contours derived from LiDAR
Contours (two-foot intervals) derived from LiDAR
  • Water:
    • Floodplain mapping
    • Stormwater management
    • Drainage basin delineation
    • Shoreline erosion
  • Geology:
    • Sinkhole identification
    • Geologic/geomorphic mapping
  • Transportation:
    • Road and culvert design
    • Cut and fill estimation
    • Archaeological site identification
Shaded relief map with LiDAR-based elevation data
Shaded relief view with LiDAR-based elevation data
  • Agriculture:
    • Erosion control structure design
    • Soils mapping
    • Precision farming
  • Water Quality:
    • Watershed modeling
    • Wetland reconstruction
    • Land cover/land use mapping
  • Biology:
    • Forest characterization
    • Fire fuel mapping
  • Emergency Management:
    • Debris removal

DNR Contact
Chris Ensminger
(515) 281-4216
Chris.Ensminger@dnr.state.ia.us

 

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