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Surveying Inland Waterways: A Florida Case Study

Al Karlin, Emily Klipp, Amar Nayegandhi, and James F. Owens share how topobathymetric lidar presents a cost- and labor-efficient alternative to more conventional hydrographic mapping when considering inland waterways. The subject matter experts explore case studies in the topographically challenging inland waterways of Florida.

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Al Karlin, Emily Klipp, Amar Nayegandhi, and James F. Owens share how topobathymetric lidar presents a cost- and labor-efficient alternative to more conventional hydrographic mapping when considering inland waterways. The subject matter experts explore case studies in the topographically challenging inland waterways of Florida.

Published in Lidar Magazine, January 2021. By Al Karlin, Emily Klipp, Amar Nayegandhi, and James F. Owens.

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