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LiDAR conference unveils laser images of late iron-age settlements, UCT reports

The University of Cape Town reports that experts and researchers gathered at a conference where LiDAR laser images of late iron-age settlements were unveiled.

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Why it matters: The University of Cape Town reports that laser imaging has produced new images of late iron-age settlements, unveiled to experts and researchers at a conference.

The University of Cape Town reported that experts and researchers recently gathered at a conference centred on LiDAR, a laser-imaging technology.

According to the university, the event featured the unveiling of LiDAR images of late iron-age settlements, which it described as vast and pre-colonial.

The university attributed the images to what it called cutting-edge laser-imaging technology.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The University of Cape Town says the LiDAR images unveiled at the conference shed fresh light on vast pre-colonial settlements from the late iron age.

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