Ground-based lidar collects detailed, accurate data
![Lidar equipment is in foreground, near a road failure caused by an earthquake in Japan in 2004.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/LidarNiigata.png?itok=XbuL9jT2)
Detailed Description
USGS Lidar equipment, like this Riegl z210i, rapidly collects a highly detailed, accurate, and permanent digital terrain model record of damaged ground and structures on the Route 252 embankment failure, Horinouchi, Japan, as a result of the October 23, 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.