Red Markers: GPAA Claims
Yellow Markers: Public Ground/Pay to Play
Green Markers: Central Virginia Gold Prospectors
Blue Marker: Free Examples
Purple Markers: The New 49ers Claims
Orange Markers: Weekend Gold Miners
About Us
Welcome to the Prospecting Geologist. We provide LIDAR maps for all your gold prospecting and metal detecting needs.
LIDAR maps show you the bare earth ground surface generally with vertical accuracy of 3 feet. With LIDAR maps you can see old stream channels, prospecting pits, trenches, shafts, adits, building foundations, old roads and trails and much more!! Pretty much any type of surface disturbance or feature.
The digital downloads that you purchase here require that you have google earth downloaded on your computer or smartphone. Without google earth these files will not be usable.
The power of LIDAR at YOUR fingertips!!
We here at The Prospecting Geologist endeavor to bring the power of LIDAR into the realm of the small scale gold prospector and miner. As you may have seen in the news LIDAR has revolutionized the search for lost civilizations in Amazon. Now you can use LIDAR to revolutionize your gold prospecting and mining research.
Below is a great document that really shows how LIDAR can be used to locate and figure out old gold mines!
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd536844.pdf
Our Products
LIDAR map overlays on Google Earth used in conjunction with other Google Earth overlays provide the prospector an unprecedented amount of information on a site before ever setting foot in the field.
GPAA Claim Maps
LIDAR map overlays are avaialbe for a number of GPAA claims.
New 49er Claim Maps
LIDAR maps overlays are avaiable for all of the New 49ers claims on the Klamath River in California.
Custom Order LIDAR Map Overlays
Custom made LIDAR map overlays can be made for any area that has pre-existing LIDAR data available. Please note that many areas have not been covered yet, but more and more is being flown each year. When contacting us for custom LIDAR overlays please provide GPS coordinates in Decimal Degrees, so that it can be determined if LIDAR is available for your area of interest. Custom LIDAR map overlays start at $60.00
Free Example LIDAR Overlays
Free LIDAR overlays are provided through the button below. Please download them to make sure that they work properly on your computer or smart phone.