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• Scotland’s LiDAR revolution: First data release to reveal Scotland’s landscape in unprecedented detail

  29th January 2026 by Stewart Hamilton

  Guest blog by Prof. Mathew Williams, Scottish Government Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. We are pleased to announce this week the first release of data from Scotland’s new national land Light Detecting and Ranging (LiDAR) programme, delivered by the Scottish Government with multiple partners. The goal of the programme is to...

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• Mapping the Future: Scotland’s LiDAR Revolution

  3rd October 2025 by Stewart Hamilton

  Guest blog by Mathew Williams, Scottish Government Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. My name is Mathew Williams, and I have the privilege of serving as the Scottish Government Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. In this role, I help shape policy around our natural world by bringing scientific...

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