{"id":1106,"date":"2026-07-16T14:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:25:13","slug":"wheatland-geospatial-lab-has-early-success-in-first-field-season-with-its-new-lidar-and-mapping-camera-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/2026\/07\/16\/wheatland-geospatial-lab-has-early-success-in-first-field-season-with-its-new-lidar-and-mapping-camera-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheatland Geospatial Lab has early success in first field season with its new lidar and mapping camera system!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Wheatland Geospatial Lab is off to a great start during this first field season with its new lidar and true color mapping camera system. Dave Sandilands, WGL&#8217;s aerial survey pilot and remote sensing specialist, has flown 13 data acquisition missions, mapping over 330,000 acres!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-1106_3bfaa2-89{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-gallery-type-thumbslider.kb-gallery-id-1106_3bfaa2-89 .kt-blocks-carousel-init {margin-bottom:10px;}.kb-gallery-id-1106_3bfaa2-89 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1106_3bfaa2-89 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-1106_3bfaa2-89 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-1106_3bfaa2-89 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1106_3bfaa2-89 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-thumbslider kb-gallery-id-1106_3bfaa2-89 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div id=\"kb-slider-1106_3bfaa2-89\" class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init splide kb-blocks-slider kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-columns-xxl=\"4\" data-columns-xl=\"4\" data-columns-md=\"4\" data-columns-sm=\"4\" data-columns-xs=\"4\" data-columns-ss=\"4\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"false\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-type=\"thumbnail\" data-slider-nav=\"kb-thumb-slider-1106_3bfaa2-89\"  data-slider-auto=\"1\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-gap=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"10px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-1024x771.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" alt=\"WGL&#039;s new lidar and RGB mapping camera system on 91福利&#039;s Cessna 172.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"1109\" class=\"wp-image-1109 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-317x239.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-423x318.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-634x477.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-846x637.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-951x716.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-1268x955.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">WGL&#8217;s new lidar and RGB mapping camera system on 91福利&#8217;s Cessna 172.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-1024x769.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" alt=\"WGL&#039;s new lidar and RGB mapping camera system on 91福利&#039;s Cessna 172.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"1110\" class=\"wp-image-1110 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-423x318.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-951x714.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-1268x952.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-1024x641.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" alt=\"Lidar point cloud of West Kennebago mountain, western Maine.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn.png\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn.png\" data-id=\"1108\" class=\"wp-image-1108 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-105x66.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-317x198.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-423x265.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-634x397.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-846x529.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-951x595.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn-1268x793.png 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn.png 1304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lidar point cloud of West Kennebago mountain, western Maine.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-1024x639.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" alt=\"Ground-based side view of a point cloud of the eddy covariance flux tower at Howland Forest. Collected from WGL&#039;s new lidar and RGB mapping camera system. August 2025\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC.jpg\" data-id=\"991\" class=\"wp-image-991 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-1536x959.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-2048x1278.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-105x66.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-317x198.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-423x264.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-634x396.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-846x528.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-951x593.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2025\/08\/HowlandForest_EddyFluxTower_LidarPC-1268x791.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ground-based side view of a point cloud of the eddy covariance flux tower at Howland Forest. Collected from WGL&#8217;s new lidar and RGB mapping camera system. August 2025<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"kb-thumb-slider-1106_3bfaa2-89\" class=\"kb-blocks-slider splide kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"false\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-type=\"thumbnail\" data-slider-nav=\"kb-slider-1106_3bfaa2-89\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" alt=\"WGL&#039;s new lidar and RGB mapping camera system on 91福利&#039;s Cessna 172.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"1109\" class=\"wp-image-1109 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-317x239.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-423x318.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-634x477.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-846x637.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-951x716.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-1268x955.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar59V-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" alt=\"WGL&#039;s new lidar and RGB mapping camera system on 91福利&#039;s Cessna 172.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"1110\" class=\"wp-image-1110 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WGL_Lidar@Sunset-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheatland-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/777\/2026\/07\/WestKennebagoMtn.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" alt=\"Lidar point cloud of West Kennebago mountain, western Maine.\" 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