Slope & Landslides Risk Mapping
Landslides are a major geologic hazard. As urban and recreational development expands into hillside areas, more and more people and critical infrastructure including power lines, roads and pipelines are threatened by landslides each year.
Effective risk mitigation requires accurate identification and mapping of slope instability features. Landslides and debris flows represent serious risks to homes, highways and fish and wildlife habitats. Slope stability analysis has applications in forestry, restoration, fishery management, wildfire planning, urban planning, watershed management, and climate change.
Airborne LiDAR mapping can help state, local and federal stakeholders to better gauge geological risks such as landslides. High resolution LiDAR modeling reveals subtle surface features that are undetectable via aerial photographs or field observation. Airborne LiDAR Mapping not only helps with landslide assessment and monitoring but can be used to target potentially susceptible landslide areas. This helps with mitigation planning, landscape modeling and protection of people and critical infrastructure.
