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When Predictions Match Reality: The Power of LiDAR for Flood Warnings

January 7, 2018By GIS ContributorGIS Industry

LiDAR data is being used to develop highly accurate elevation-enabled flood inundation mapping in advance of major storms in North Carolina.

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Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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