The protection and preservation of natural landscapes requires a stocktaking of the areas to be protected and knowledge of the changes taking place. In addition to protection of floodplains and renaturation of old river arms, marshlands and moors have become increasingly relevant for international nature conservation over the last few decades. Attempts are currently being made to renaturalize many moors, which are denaturalized due to drainage and subsequent uses such as forestation, peat digging and agriculture, for example with the aid of re-flooding measures. For a carefully targeted development of nature conversation and revitalization of moors, basic geographical data providing detailed information on the surface of the land and vegetation are essential.
With the aid of laserscanning technology, highly precise, extensive surface and terrain models can be created for areas relevant for nature conservation – even in regions which are difficult to access due to unapproachable or marshy terrain.
