激光雷尔（Lidar

詹姆斯·赫顿学院（James Hutton Institute）使用配备了高级激光扫描仪的调查飞机收集的数据来监视苏格兰女王巴尔莫尔庄园（Queen's Balmoral）庄园的自然恢复。空中映射公司Bluesky提供的激光雷达数据被用来创建高度详细的3D山地泥炭地模型，以监视由于修复工作而导致的水文和水流动力学的变化。LiDAR数据还将用于识别植被和裸露的泥炭区域，并花费未来的修复项目。

“众所周知，泥炭地地区的水域很难确定，因为地形是如此平坦！”詹姆斯·赫顿学院（James Hutton Institute）的博士生和景观可视化器吉莉安·唐纳森·塞尔比（Gillian Donaldson-Selby）评论。“由立体声航空摄影创建的传统模型没有提供这些类型景观所需的细节和准确性，因此为了支持我们计划的精细规模建模蓝天and their high-resolution Lidar.”

詹姆斯·赫顿学院（James Hutton Institute）是一个受人尊敬且具有全球认可的研究组织，它利用科学来推动土地和自然资源的可持续使用。该研究所一直在监​​视碳通量Balmoral site,高度侵蚀,有一段时间了。的site, which is currently undergoing restoration by the Cairngorms Park Authority and NatureScot: Peatland Action as part of the Scottish Government 250 million GBP peatland restoration programme, presented an opportunity to monitor various aspects of the restoration success.

裸地和表面特征

Captured during a single flight using an aircraft mounted Lidar sensor, Bluesky recorded 25 points per metre across the site recording both the bare earth and surface features to an accuracy of 12 centimetres. The data, sitting alongside other resources including measurements from hydrological and meteorological field equipment, was processed using a combination of Global Mapper GIS (Geographical Information System) and a hydrological modelling product MIKE SHE. Visualizations of the site were also produced with Visual Nature Studio for use in research papers, at conferences and in journal articles.

Bluesky数据还将支持分析，以识别植被和裸露的泥炭的特定领域，而NaturesCot（帮助资助了调查）渴望使用输出来识别和花费未来的恢复需求。项目合作伙伴凯恩戈尔斯公园管理局（Cairngorms Park Authority）正在恢复恢复，希望使用激光雷达数据来监视和映射进度，从长远来看，希望它将成为评估迄今为止工作效率的有用工具。