Michael Davis's lidar database catalogs 80,000 Carolina Bays on Google Earth

Michael Davis's lidar database catalogs 80,000 Carolina Bays on Google Earth. Michael Davis spent approximately 15-20 years converting USGS lidar data into a Google Earth format Davis fitted ellipses to nearly 80,000 individual Carolina Bays Each bay was catalogued with its length, orientation, and mathematical properties

Michael Davis spent 15-20 years converting USGS lidar into Google Earth format, fitting ellipses to nearly 80,000 Carolina Bays. His tool catalogued each bay's dimensions, revealing previously undocumented Native American mounds. Used by UGA's Marine Institute on Sapelo Island and wetland mitigation firms, coverage now spans the entire continental US. 🔍📐

Key Facts

• Michael Davis spent approximately 15-20 years converting USGS lidar data into a Google Earth format
• Davis fitted ellipses to nearly 80,000 individual Carolina Bays
• Each bay was catalogued with its length, orientation, and mathematical properties
• The tool became widely used by wetland mitigation companies and university ecology programs, including the University of Georgia's Marine Institute on Sapelo Island
• The lidar overlay revealed previously undocumented Native American mounds and archaeological sites
• Davis has expanded coverage to the entire continental United States

Source: He Studied the Carolina Bays for 10 Years. Then Reversed His Theory. by The Cosmic Summit