Analysis & Commentary

This section contains articles written by Global Land Alliance staff and partners, on a variety of topics relating to land tenure, rights, and governance; spanning countries around the world.

Anna Freestone Anna Freestone

LiDAR for Land and Forest Tenure Studies and Land Administration Projects

The “Basics of LiDAR Data” workshop sponsored by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s Office held at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin provided Land Alliance with the opportunity to learn the basics of this technology and understand its possible use in forest and land tenure and land administration studies and projects. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a form of remote sensing used to collect information about the landscape. 

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