Aerial LIDAR data helps prevent Wildfires

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The project is about the use of Geospatial software to process and analyze LIDAR data captured from a drone to find logs and undergrowth below forest canopies in Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania. These results can help forest management cleanup large forests efficiently to prevent wildfires.

PRESENTER(S)

Keegan Flahive is a Senior GIS student at Harrisburg University and recent graduate with a BS in GIS. He was just hired to work at Steckbeck Engineering and Surveying as an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Chief Pilot / GIS Technician. While in school, Keegan worked for 4 years at Argos UAS and flew a majority of their drone operations for mapping, surveying, and modeling. This type of education and experience in the field led me to research into LIDAR and that helped him discover new uses for Aerial LIDAR data.

Outside of work and school, Keegan is an avid photographer and outdoorsmen. He enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his fiance and family. He is getting married in June.

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