November 2016 marks the tenth anniversary of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) program. In recognition of this milestone, made possible by a special team and our visionary donors, we celebrate discovery, ecological conservation, and environmental action driven by CAO science and technology.
3D imaging of temples (heiau) and their surrounding landscapes sheds new light on pre-historic societal development and religion in the Hawaiian Kingdom
On May 1 2015, the third generation Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) was unveiled at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California to a crowd of conservation, science, aviation and technology enthusiasts. CAO-3 stands out as one of the most advanced Earth mapping and data-analytics platforms operating in the civil sector today. Here’s the behind-the-scenes story of the CAO.
Airborne LiDAR sheds light on the productivity of culturally important taro farms in historic Hawaiian culture
We’re working around the clock getting ready for the launch of the new CAO-3 and the word is getting out. We’ve had some great press coverage in the past week that we wanted to share with you.
New models of agricultural expansion and intensification in prehistoric Hawaii
Airborne remote sensing sheds light on expansion and intensification of Polynesian agriculture in prehistoric Hawaii
High-resolution LiDAR maps pre-historic agricultural fields in humid tropical forest
