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The Earth Archive plans to use Lidar, which has been used to reveal archaeological treasures such as the Mayan city of Tikal. Photograph: Canuto and Auld-Thomas/AP
October 17, 2019
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A project to produce detailed maps of all the land on Earth through laser scanning has been revealed by researchers who say action is needed now to preserve a record of the world’s cultural, environmental and geological treasures. Prof Chris Fisher, an archaeologist from Colorado State University, said he founded the Earth Archive as a response to the climate crisis.

 

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