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LIDAR I

2018

Lidar is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target with pulsed laser light and measuring the reflected pulses with a sensor. Differences in laser return times and wavelengths can then be used to make digital 3-D representations of the target. The name lidar, now used as an acronym of light detection and ranging (sometimes light imaging, detection, and ranging), was originally a portmanteau of light and radar. Lidar sometimes is called 3D laser scanning, a special combination of a 3D scanning and laser scanning. It has terrestrial, airborne, and mobile applications.

Lidar is commonly used to make high-resolution maps, with applications in geodesy, geomatics, archaeology, geography, geology, geomorphology, seismology, forestry, atmospheric physics, laser guidance, airborne laser swath mapping (ALSM), and laser altimetry. The technology is also used in control and navigation for some autonomous cars.

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Grand Teton I, Wyoming
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Grand Teton II, Wyoming
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Grand Teton III, Wyoming
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Grand Teton IV, Wyoming
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Grand Teton V, Wyoming
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Grand Teton VI, Wyoming
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Grand Teton VII, Wyoming
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Smoky Mountains I, Tennessee
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Smoky Mountains II, Tennessee
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Smoky Mountains III, Tennessee
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Smoky Mountains IV, Tennessee
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Smoky Mountains V, Tennessee
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Smoky Mountains VI, Tennessee
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Smoky Mountains VII, Tennessee
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Smoky Mountains VIII, Tennessee
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Mount Rainier I, Washington
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Mount Rainier II, Washington
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Grand Teton VIII, Wyoming
40°00'00.0"N 100°00'00.0"W

Location: USA

Text: Wikipedia


Posted: March 2018
Category: Research