Hamish Grierson, Technical Manager of Blom UK, has written a feature article “Airborne bathymetric LiDAR and hyperspectral imagery” recently published in the GEO Connexion International Magazine (dec/jan 2011 issue 9). The article is also available for subscribers at www.geoconnexion.com/geo.php. The article describes results from a coastal habitat mapping project along the French coast and how the combination of two sensors can provide insights into near shore waters.