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  1. 🌟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 [Google Research’s] 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 - 𝐀𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬.
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    doi.org/10.31223/X5RR2K / eartharxiv.org/repository/view <-- shared paper
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    zenodo.org/records/18647054 <-- shared link to associated dataset
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    sites.research.google/gr/flood <-- shared link to Google Research flood forecasting effort entry page
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  2. More [Canadian] High-Resolution Lidar [HRDEM] And Elevation Data Now Available
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    natural-resources.canada.ca/sc <-- shared technical press release
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    “... In this first article, highlights include:
    • HRDEM & HRDEM Mosaic - over 709,000 km² of new LiDAR-derived elevation data added since May 2024, increasing coverage by 54%. This product now covers 244 of Canada’s 250 largest cities, and over 95% of the population.
    • Northern HRDEM data - fully updated using ArcticDEM v4.1, improving quality for the entire Canadian Arctic.
    • Automatically Extracted Buildings - Added 61 new projects and over 2.58 million building footprints, bringing the total to over 13.6 million.
    • LiDAR Point Clouds - Expanded by over 200,000 km2, now totalling close to 364,000 km²…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #Canada #HRDEM #mosaic #LiDAR #elevation #NationalElevationDataStrategy #pointcloud #ArcticDEM #building #footprints #geographic #coverage #progress #opendata #Canadian #arctic #remotesensing #earthobservation #NaturalResourcesCanada