no one has ever seen the the surface of
the planet in this part of Virginia in
this way a new set of data is in the
hands of the Virginia Department of
Mines minerals and energies geologists
these lidar images are revealing things
about the surface that were unknown
until now what is lidar lidar is a
simple way to put it is it like radar
with lasers structures and all
vegetation are removed in the final
image what you see here on the screen
this is a bearer hillshade image and
this is quite literally what what the
the Earth's surface looks like without
trees the images revealed ancient
landslides and unseen sinkholes
priceless information to improve water
quality and for better development in
the Commonwealth any infrastructural
project where you're going to be
breaking new ground especially it is
going to be better off having having
this imagery because there's no there's
no way to tell that that a lot of these
features that that will be very
significant to construction are there d
mme geologists can provide this
information paired with geologic mapping
developed from field observations to
anyone especially those planning a
project in Southwest Virginia the data
can ensure you are best prepared for how
your land may change for more
information visit our website at DMM e
dot virginia.gov