LiDAR Mapping Developers Use Before Solar Farm Planning

Drone performing LiDAR mapping over farmland before solar farm planning with terrain data and proposed solar panel layout

Philadelphia has big plans for clean energy. The city has set municipal solar goals. PECO keeps expanding renewable programs. More residents are signing up for community solar every year. But you can’t build a solar farm inside city limits. There’s not enough open land. So developers are looking outward, into the farmland and open acreage […]

Use LiDAR Mapping to Detect Hidden Drainage Problems Early

Backyard with subtle contour lines showing how LiDAR mapping helps reveal elevation changes and early drainage problems

If your yard floods every time it rains, you’re not the only one dealing with this problem. Many homeowners see water pooling in the same spots, damp basements after storms, and muddy patches that never fully dry. Contractors may blame “low spots,” and neighbors may offer their own theories, but none of that gives you […]