Lidar Survey Lessons from a Hidden Fortress

Lidar survey terrain model revealing ground elevation beneath dense forest canopy

Recently, archaeologists made big news after they found a 5,000-year-old fortress hidden under thick forest. For hundreds of years, trees and brush covered its walls. People walked above it without knowing what was there. However, researchers used special scanning tools to see through the trees and reveal the true shape of the land. That discovery […]