克里斯-费舍尔: 用激光雷达扫描整个地球

用激光雷达扫描整个地球

我们有电影、报纸、甚至种子的档案——但如果我们能为整个地球表面制作一个档案呢？考古学家克里斯·费舍尔根据他在洪都拉斯丛林中绘制一座古城地图的经验，提出了用LiDAR（激光雷达）技术扫描整个地球的建议。这种技术利用飞机上发射的激光来绘制地面地图，可以用来保护我们的文化和生态遗产。

Archaeologist and founder of the Earth Archive

Mapping an ancient city in the Honduran jungle revealed a world untouched by plastic, alive with animals unafraid of humans. Advances like LiDAR can now scan vast landscapes in hours, uncovering millennia of history that would take lifetimes to document by hand. Yet, the climate crisis and rapid development threaten to erase these treasures. Creating a detailed digital archive of the planet offers a way to safeguard our ecological and cultural heritage for future generations.