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My plane had a flat tire on Sunday, so I took the opportunity to collect some ground control points (GCPs) around the ramp to compare to maps I had made there previously.  I was a bit concerned [...]

Less than a week after acquisition, AK DGGS’ Coastal Hazards program received their DEMs and orthos of Unalakleet and Shaktoolik. The DEMs were as beautiful as ever.  This time we were [...]

Though my launch was delayed from Fairbanks due to fog and rain, I was able to sneak out about 9AM to head west.  It was a strong headwind all the way, soI didn’t get to Unalakleet until [...]

Fairbanks Fodar latest project is measuring coastal erosion between Unalakleet and Golovin for the AK Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.  This area gets hit hard each year with storm [...]

Today we launched our new website!  Follow us on Twitter @fairbanksfodar.  Please let us know if you come across any quirks!  Many thanks to Steve at web907.com for the help!

Fodar DEMs, orthos, and point clouds can be used to determine stems per acre, species, and height, can assist in layout and permitting before sale and can create bald earth maps, assist with [...]

Anything on the earth’s surface is topography to fodar, including caribou and their footprints. Here are some caribou grazing on the tundra, as seen in a point cloud (rather than the DEMs [...]

For about the same cost as making oblique photos of construction progress, fodar can made DEMs and orthophotos that can be used for engineering, permitting or compliance. Fodar can also be used [...]

All runways, roads, bridges, and buildings are in some state of decay.  Fodar™ can detect and measure changes in surface elevation as part of a systematic, operational program to detect such [...]

Sea ice plays an enormous role in global climate dynamics and ocean commerce, yet our understanding of it is limited by our observational methods. Fodar can measure freeboard, surface roughness, [...]