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The Mower County Board of Commissioners approved a contract Tuesday morning with Geospatial Service to process LIDAR data from the state of Minnesota.

The data, taken by the state in 2021, will be turned into topographical data for the county that can be used in county land and water projects.

Using this technology, high resolution maps will reflect minute detail and will include such things as bridges, river breaks and more.

The cost comes to around $126,700 coming out of the county’s buffer fund, with the City of Austin contributing $10,000.

A complete package of data is expected by April of next year with some early data expected prior to that.