Carnegie Airborne Observatory

Uploaded 3/15/12

The Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) imaged the Peruvian Amazon rainforest in 2011 using the new Airborne Taxonomic Mapping System or AToMS. AToMS revealed the 3-D structure and vegetation functional diversity shown in differing colors among the trees and other canopy species found in the region.

Uploaded 12/08/11

A video showing an example of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory mapping forested and deforested lands of the remote rugged northern region of Madagascar.

Uploaded 1/07/13

The CAO LiDAR imaged this forest in the Northern Peruvian Amazon, with tall canopy trees shown in red, and forest gaps in blue. Set your Youtube resolution to 1080HD for best viewing.

Uploaded 12/02/11

The CAO imaged the 3-D structure of vegetation and terrain across large regions of African savanna such as this one in 2008 and 2010.

Uploaded 12/09/11

The Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) mapped the 3-D structure and biomass of remote tropical rainforests in the Colombian Amazon. The CAO laser allowed for this image to be produced during nighttime mapping flights.

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