Editing Geography of Tuvalu (section)

===Topographic and Bathymetric Survey===
In May 2019, TCAP signed an agreement with Fugro, for it to carry out an airborne [[Lidar|LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)]] survey across the nine [[islands of Tuvalu]].<ref name="LiDAR">{{cite web| last = | first = |title= Advanced Topographic and Bathymetric Survey to Support Tuvalu's Adaptation Efforts |publisher= UNDP|page=|date = 2 May 2019 |url= https://reliefweb.int/report/tuvalu/advanced-topographic-and-bathymetric-survey-support-tuvalu-s-adaptation-efforts | accessdate=8 November 2023}}</ref> LIDAR is a [[remote sensing]] method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser that will produce high quality mapping of the reef and lagoon [[bathymetry]] (sea floor mapping to 50-meter depths) and accurate [[topography]] (land elevation data).<ref name="LiDAR"/> This aerial survey will provide high quality baseline data to assess the relationship between water levels and wave dynamics and their impact on the islands of Tuvalu.<ref name="LiDAR"/> The survey will also provide baseline data for shoreline monitoring, coastal vulnerability assessment and planning.<ref name="LiDAR"/>