7-21-18

Landon and I once again drove up to Craftsbury on a bright summertime Saturday. A bike race was finishing up at Craftsbury and we wound our way around bikes and food to set up the LiDAR at our first site. After graciously thanking bikers for not passing in front of the laser, we completed three scans successfully. I’m grateful for the 12-volt battery that powers the LiDAR, courtesy of Craftsbury and we had no problems apart from a dysfunctional connection with the camera – no colored scans this time.

The Japanese beetles were out in full-force at the lower pile. Aside from the occasional bug, the LiDAR scanned and saved the data without problems. The large pit that had begun to grow in early April has maintained its outward expanse and now the entire eastern side of the pile is now completely caved-in.

Data processed without struggle and, despite the bursts of high humidity and temperature, melt appears steady. Will we be able to see lag-time in response to these extreme summer conditions?

The CHIP site and POND site volumes displayed. The break is where a scan would not process correctly. They’re melting quickly!

Temperature sensors revealed!

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