Mobile LiDAR for Urban Forestry: What It Enables (and Where It Falls Short)

Mobile LiDAR is showing up in more proposals, pilot projects, and conference sessions. But, for many urban forestry teams, it’s still unclear what it actually delivers, how it compares to traditional inventories, and where its limitations matter.

Mobile LiDAR for Urban Forestry: What It Enables (and Where It Falls Short) is designed to give you a clear, practical understanding of mobile LiDAR in an urban forestry context so you can decide if, when, and how it should factor into your next inventory or planning effort.

Join us as we break down the role of mobile LiDAR in modern tree inventories and urban forest management, focusing on practical questions buyers and practitioners are asking today. You’ll learn where LiDAR excels and where it introduces new risks, tradeoffs, or unanswered questions.

By the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

• Describe what mobile LiDAR actually captures for urban trees and canopy, and what it does not.
• Recognize where LiDAR offers clear advantages over traditional field‑only inventories and where those benefits may be overstated.
• Understand the basic differences between traditional, LiDAR‑only, and hybrid inventory delivery models.
• Identify several questions to ask vendors and considerations for your next RFP if you’re evaluating LiDAR‑enabled options.

This session is a good fit for:

• A municipal or utility arborist exploring new inventory methods
• An urban forestry manager or city forester facing budget and staffing constraints
• A planner, GIS, or asset management professional supporting tree data projects
• A procurement or contract manager seeing LiDAR appear in proposals
• Anyone hearing about mobile LiDAR and wanting a grounded starting point

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