Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, the standing architecture at Moose Tower is threatened by both natural and anthropogenic impacts. Moose Tower is an impressive free standing structure with a number of associated structures and infrastructure surrounding including several granaries and a reservoir. The tower is composed of three rooms set on top of a large boulder several meters from the cliff edge as well as another 3 story tower next to the boulder. The organic nature of the architecture makes traditional documentation methods such as hand measuring very difficult. LiDAR scanning is a powerful tool for this particular site as the tower and surrounding context is so complex and non-linear.
