UC San Diego is getting a new LiDAR system, which tracks coastline erosion through scans collected by drones or the old-school way — driving a pickup truck along the beach.
We may soon get a better understanding of how our coastline is eroding through new mapping technology.
UC San Diego will receive $7.35 million in federal funds for community projects including money for a mobile Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR system. LiDAR uses lasers to scan the coastline and create high resolution 3-D spatial maps. The scans are collected by driving a pickup truck along the beach or using drones, and allow researchers to track minute details in erosion over time., will work on the new system. Tracking coastal erosion is critical, he said, because Southern California has so much infrastructure along the coast.
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