Thsi handy tweet comes to us via @geoparadigm – RT @meg_stewart: What is LiDAR video http://youtu.be/dwGT9B4s6Iw #GEPenrose #lidar
Following the link we are treated to an informative YouTube video by user OpenTopography
Details – As part of a Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and OpenTopography collaboration, Sarah Robinson (ASU M.S. student) and Andrew Whitesides (USC undergraduate) – supported by SCEC’s ACCESS program (Advancement of Cyberinfrastructure Careers through Earthquake System Science) and in collaboration with numerous SCEC scientists and the OpenTopography team – have produced a new educational video entitled LiDAR – Illuminating Earthquake Hazards