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LIDAR in the Commonwealth

Steve Marzolf, ISP Director

November 24, 2014

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Hospitals, Crimes, Permits points

Roads, Broadband, Rivers lines

Zip Codes, Census Tracts, Lakes polygons

What is GIS?

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GIS Example

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What is LIDAR?

• Light Detection and Ranging

• Method to examine surface of the Earth

• Laser pulses from airplane return data

• Provides three dimensional picture

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LIDAR Inventory – May 2014

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Proposed LIDAR Projects

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Estimated costs

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Project Cost

1. Piedmont Shenandoah Valley $1.9 million

2. New River Valley VA $1.9 million

3. Eastern Shore VA $600 thousand

4. Southwest VA $1.9 million

5. Southside VA $1.8 million

total $8.0 million