Detector Maps
1-metre bare-earth · VIC, NSW, QLD + TAS

Most prospectors
walk past gold

Not because it isn't there but because they can't see it.
Now you can.
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The LiDAR layer in the app — old workings flagged on bare earth.
What is LiDAR

1-metre precision. Vegetation stripped away.

Bare-earth hillshade reveals the old diggings, water races and benches a satellite photo can't see past.
Satellite View
Satellite View
Hillshade View
Hillshade View
Drag the slider to compare satellite view with Hillshade precision
What you'll see

Read the landscape like the old-timers

Old-timer workings, shafts & water races

See the exact spots where gold was found before, revealed in stunning detail.

Gullies, benches & natural gold traps

Identify the geological features that concentrate gold naturally.

Forgotten goldfields off the tracks

Discover areas missed by modern prospectors but rich with history.

Hillshade Demo 1
Hillshade Demo 2
Hillshade Demo 3
Hillshade Demo 4
You're not guessing anymore — you're reading the landscape like a map written by the old-timers themselves.
Australia

LiDAR coverage & pricing

1-metre bare-earth hillshade across the eastern goldfields. Add it to an active Detector Maps subscription.
Victoria$150/yr
New South Wales$40/yr
Queensland$100/yr
Tasmania — free. WA, SA & NT — not yet available.
ADD-ON

Victoria 1m DEM Hillshade

Add-on to Detector Maps subscription

$150/ year

Requires active Detector Maps subscription

Online-only layer • Offline coming soon

  • 24/7 Access to 1m Hillshade across the Victorian Goldfields
  • Find the gold the old timers missed
  • Priority access to new areas
  • Mobile app and Desktop App

Instant access • Cancel anytime • Secure payment

ADD-ON

New South Wales 1m DEM Hillshade

Add-on to Detector Maps subscription

$40/ year

Requires active Detector Maps subscription

Online-only layer • Offline coming soon

  • 24/7 Access to 1m DEM Hillshade across New South Wales
  • Find the gold the old timers missed
  • Priority access to new areas
  • Mobile app and Desktop App

Instant access • Cancel anytime • Secure payment

ADD-ON

Queensland 1m DEM Hillshade

Add-on to Detector Maps subscription

$100/ year

Requires active Detector Maps subscription

Online-only layer • Offline coming soon

  • 24/7 Access to 1m DEM Hillshade across Queensland
  • Find the gold the old timers missed
  • Priority access to new areas
  • Mobile app and Desktop App

Instant access • Cancel anytime • Secure payment

England

England LiDAR & NDVI

Bare-earth LiDAR and a vegetation index across England — earthworks, ridge & furrow, crop-marks.
ADD-ON

England LiDAR

Add-on to Detector Maps subscription

£30/ year

Requires active Detector Maps subscription

Online-only layer • Offline coming soon

  • 8 Sun Angles (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180°, 225°, 270°, 315°)
  • Slope Analysis Layer included
  • Find hidden features from different perspectives
  • 24/7 Access across England
  • Mobile app and Desktop App

Instant access • Cancel anytime • Secure payment

ADD-ON

England NDVI

Add-on to Detector Maps subscription

£50/ year

Requires active Detector Maps subscription

Online-only layer • Offline coming soon

  • Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Layer
  • Two Colour Ramps for enhanced visualization
  • Identify vegetation health and density
  • 24/7 Access across England
  • Mobile app and Desktop App

Instant access • Cancel anytime • Secure payment

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