Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
LiDAR imagery has revolutionized the way people study the Earth, human culture, and plenty of other subjects. Geology has never been the same since high-resolution LiDAR started becoming widely available in the early-mid 2000s. Today, the USGS offers a high-resolution LiDAR viewer that you can access for free to explore the landscape in a way that humans have never been able to before. This video shows how to access the LiDAR viewer and showcases a few interesting spots to give an idea of what you can see with it. West Virginia's LiDAR viewer is also previewed. Be prepared to spend some time scrolling around with this if you like landscapes, geology, looking for old gold mines, or finding new adventures.
LiDAR imagery has revolutionized the way people study the Earth, human culture, and plenty of other subjects. Geology has never been the same since high-resolution LiDAR started becoming widely available in the early-mid 2000s. Today, the USGS offers a high-resolution LiDAR viewer that you can access for free to explore the landscape in a way that humans have never been able to before. This video shows how to access the LiDAR viewer and showcases a few interesting spots to give an idea of what you can see with it. West Virginia's LiDAR viewer is also previewed. Be prepared to spend some time scrolling around with this if you like landscapes, geology, looking for old gold mines, or finding new adventures.
