LiDAR & Fire in Idaho with Keith Weber

About this episode

Keith Weber discusses the use of LiDAR technology at Idaho State University to enhance wildfire prevention efforts in Idaho.

Keith Weber is the director of the GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Training & Research Center at Idaho State University and came on to talk about how ISU is using LiDAR technology to enhance data around fuel loads in Idaho and help prevent wildfires across our incredible state. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long fo...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Todd

Guest: Keith Weber

Topics covered

• LiDAR technology
• wildfire prevention
• Idaho
• GIS
• data enhancement

Keywords

• LiDAR
• wildfires
• Idaho State University
• GIS
• fuel loads
• data
• fire prevention

Sponsors

Truth In Media Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Idaho State University

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