seazofcheeze wrote:Weaver.b wrote:seazofcheeze wrote:For being a long time member of a tactics based hunting forum, I am pretty terrible at communicating my tactics (because a lot of them I learned here and are well known to the members). However, LiDAR maps are an incredible resource for cyber scouting/e-scouting, and they are one tool that a lot of guys don't seem to know about.
I wrote a blog article about LiDAR maps and how I used them as part of my e-scouting on my recent trip to Iowa. If you're asking yourself "what the heck is LiDAR?", you might want to check the article out!
Article Link:
https://going4brokeoutdoors.com/next-level-e-scouting-for-whitetail-deer-with-lidar/
Here's an exaple of two benches crossing draws that aren't visible on traditional aerial maps or topo maps, but they really pop out on the LiDAR imagery.
Lidar Map Bench 2.PNG
That is Genius! Would you be willing to help me figure out how to do this for Ohio? I tried google searching but am struggling to find a good resource (I am admittedly not real tech savy)
Looks like Ohio's site is here: https://ogrip.oit.ohio.gov/projectsinitiatives/osipdatadownloads.aspx
Looks like you have to locate an area of interest on the map and zoom in to the "tile" level, and then you can download the map for a specific tile. Looks like Ohio doesn't have a real time/interactive mapping application like some other states. LiDAR images are still relatively new (compared to most mapping) and states are in various stages of hosting these images.
Good deal! Thank you