USGS Scans Percy Quin State Park Dam in Mississippi with LiDAR

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Channel: USGS · 2012 · Science & Technology

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The U.S. Geological Survey is using LiDAR technology in select areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to map areas impacted by Hurricane Isaac. Here, USGS scientist Toby Minear explains how USGS is helping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey the impacts of high rainfall on Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quin State Park in McComb, Mississippi, using LiDAR.

Videographer: Alex Demas, USGS

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