The local costs of remote sensing: Examining the ethics of laser scanning in tropical forests

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Sep 16, 2026, 5:00 am116 pts
Laser scanning, often referred to as lidar, has rapidly transformed how tropical forest regions are studied, monitored and understood across academic disciplines. The technology enables researchers to peer through dense forest canopies, rapidly providing high-resolution scans of the landscape below. This…

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