The Jay and its Fort

Post is replaced with newer LiDAR, as this one was captured in 2015, when the souther end of Jay had not yet been built. This image was generated in Global Mapper using LiDAR point cloud data. The cyclic color ramp of the elevation-to-image mapping yields an unexpected apparition. [Fort Jay](https://www.nps.gov/gois/learn/historyculture/fortjay.htm) was expected, but the effigy of a Jay was not. Located on Governor's Island in New York Harbor. The reclamation of the old Army/Coast Guard base historically located there turned the fort into a National Monument, and landscape architects West 8 was engaged to convert the large expanse of the former gulf course into "The Hills", extending up to 70 feet over the harbor. The Hills offer lush rolling landscapes, grassy overlooks, exhilarating slides, unforgettable views and a permanent installation by British artist Rachel Whiteread. I have found no reference to the bird effigy structure of "The Hills", so I self named it a "Jay" after the fort. The elevation legend shows the colors used in a cyclic fashion from sea level upward, repeating every 10 meters. It is only a matter of serendipity that it is visualized so stunningly.