Uncovered using Lidar
Lidar or LiDAR is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target with pulsed laser light and measuring the reflected pulses with a sensor. It is also used "to create high-precision digital elevation models of the ground surface beneath the vegetation cover", for example of archaeological sites. The connection includes WHS where this technique has been applied.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Angkor | ||
| Copán | "taking lidar scans of Temple 16 at Copán" | |
| Lower German Limes | Kleve-Reichswald (21): "Traces of a 7 m-wide road embankment have been recorded by LiDAR." (Nomination file, p. 68) – "Through the systematic analysis of LiDAR data, many new temporary camps have been discovered in forest areas near Xanten and Bonn". (Nomination file, p. 91) | |
| Poverty Point | "the site has been inventoried, described and documented. LIDAR images of the property (2009) provide a precise model of the earthworks and an excellent set of high-precision geospatial data for future management of the property" (AB ev) | |
| Sambor Prei Kuk | "Although work is ongoing at Sambor Prei Kuk, and recent LIDAR surveys have identified the key elements of the city" (AB ev) | |
| Stonehenge | ||
| Tikal National Park |
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