High resolution LiDAR digital elevation models are a fantastic tool for exploring land and finding…

• Old dump sites
• Old mines
• Old roads
• Old stone walls
• Cuts and fills of any sort on the land

I would definitely use such hillshade data when considering to buy a piece of land, to get a better idea of what its like then what just an aerial photo or map shows. LiDAR see through trees and bushes, it gives a lot more information then you might get without a very detailed survey of a property.

Download NYS High Resolution LiDAR data.