The Red River Watershed Management Board is contracting with a Colorado company to collect mapping data from the air. LiDAR provides detailed imagery that can be used for flood mitigation and habitat restoration. This type of data was last collected in the area in 2009. RRWMB Executive Director Rob Sip says new technology provides very detailed information. “We’re really excited to be able to use imagry and data to tell our story and the tie-in back to ag drainage and that can be done better and more efficiently with more precision and accuracy.” Over half of the Red River Basin has been surveyed. Depending on weather, the data collection should wrap up within three-to-four weeks.
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