Lidar for the Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming
In September 2014, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway partnered with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) National Elk Refuge to collect high-resolution light detection and ranging (lidar) elevation data. The cooperative project with the National Elk Refuge, which shares a boundary with the parks, was jointly planned to support a variety of critical applications. As soon as the data became available, NPS geographic information system (GIS), hydrology, and project management staff were able to use the elevation data in a number of diverse projects.