LiDAR Imagery for NYC

In an effort to be prepared for the affects of climate change, New York City is getting a LIDAR scan. LiDAR is Light Detection and Ranging technology. This will help with figuring out the best locations for solar panels and to analyze for impending sea-level rise, among other concerns. The article in yesterday's New York Times make it sound like this is the first of its kind in the Big Apple. However, after September 11 LIDAR was collected by NOAA and used for cleanup efforts. Couldn't that data still be used?

I can think of a few small island nations here in the Caribbean who could use some LiDAR data. These low-lying coastal countries are extremely vulnerable to climate changes and fluctuations.

Thanks for the tweet, NYS_GISA.