A scanning total station on boulders on the shoreline of Agat facing inland. Using very high-resolution lidar like this enables researchers to measure features and parameters of interest, including erosion of the bank at the shoreline.
Mapping Coastal Features With Lidar
Image courtesy of National Park Service via Guam: A Biogeographic and Maritime Cultural Landscape Exploration of a WWII Amphibious Battlefield.
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A scanning total station on boulders on the shoreline of Agat facing inland. Using very high-resolution lidar like this enables researchers to measure features and parameters of interest, including erosion of the bank at the shoreline.