Light Detection and Ranging

Lidar — Light Detection and Ranging — is a remote sensing method used to examine the surface of the Earth.

A member of FoGA was recently sent a fascinating glimpse of our county using this state of the art technology. Readers of the newsletter might be interested in having a look: 

storage.googleapis.com/gloucestershire_map/leaflet.html   ...is the LIDAR survey of Gloucestershire. Just keep zooming in and enjoy a different take on our landscape.

'I spent a very happy half hour or so looking at places I was interested in.  If you have a small gap to fill up, it could be of interest.'  Liz Jack.