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1-metre LiDAR · Bare-earth · Free in NZ

See the ground the bush is hiding.

High-resolution bare-earth LiDAR hillshade strips away the bush — old workings, water-races, benches and terraces jump out, with contours and topography to read the ground.

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What it is

Strip away the bush

LiDAR measures the bare earth under the canopy. Rendered as hillshade, the human marks — costeans, races, tailings and benches — jump out, however the ground lies.

What the layer shows you

Four ways prospectors put it to work

01

1-metre bare-earth

Fine enough to read races and benches.

02

Old workings pop

Costeans, tailings and terraces the bush hides.

03

Contours on demand

Read gradient and old water-races.

04

Free in NZ

LiDAR hillshade is included — no add-on.

In the app

Read the bare earth

LiDAR hillshade

1-metre bare-earth.

Contours

Read the gradient.

1:50k topography

Topo base map.

Waterfalls & rivers

Where placer runs.

FAQ

LiDAR questions, straight answers.

Where available it’s 1-metre bare-earth — fine enough to read costeans, races and benches.

Yes — in NZ the LiDAR hillshade is included in your subscription, no add-on.

Old workings, water-races, tailings, terraces and benches the bush hides.

Wherever NZ public LiDAR coverage exists across the goldfields.

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