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I've filmed it a couple of times, actually, on the freeways here, and that spinning thing is a LIDAR. It's basically like a laser that rotates and captures, [...]

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The “driverless cars†are able to avoid accidents by using LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging). A laser that revolves and gathers data about the world [...]

Oblique view of south end of Rockaway Beach, SE Bainbridge Island. More examples of LIDAR topography · DNR logo. Welcome to our big new server May 13, 2008 [...]

Specialist annual LIDAR events in America and Europe: sharing information on LIDAR technology and services. International LIDAR Mapping Forum · European [...]

However, any copied material or products based on this data must acknowledge the University of Wisconsin Lidar Group. Abstracts or copies of materials [...]

The Guys of LIDAR provide honest, independent, and unbiased radar detector tests and laser jammer tests. Find out who makes the best radar detector and the [...]

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The community of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, adjacent to the Bay of Fundy, has been surveyed with LiDAR and a 1 m DEM (Digital Elevation Model) was constructed for the flood inundation mapping. Validation of the LiDAR using survey [...]

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LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data from a survey plane was combined with satellite and ground data to build a forest map covering 11m square acres. LiDAR technology is able to measure tree height and this data can then be used to [...]

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"I am also pleased to report that Digital Ally began shipping the new LaserAlly LIDAR systems to customers during the month of September," continued Ross. [...]

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OL Laser is a program for creating orienteering basemaps from lidar (aka laser scan) data. I'm far from an expert on either lidar or OL Laser, but I've been playing around with the program and thought I'd write up some notes. [...]

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POCATELLO — While looking at a highly detailed new topographic image of Idaho’s Sawtooth Range, Idaho State University geosciences professor Glenn Thackray had an “eureka moment” when he discovered a previously unknown active earthquake fault about 65 miles, as the crow flies, from Boise. [...]

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( University of Nottingham ) The latest computer gadgetry to monitor the ever-evolving landscape of our planet and the elemental forces that shape it are the subject of a new knowledge exchange network being led by the University of Nottingham. [...]

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Stalker Radar will introduce its new Police Traffic Enforcement laser, the LIDAR LR. The new LIDAR LR optics allow a typical 4000-foot target acquisition distance while newly refined internal software algorithms provide smoother [...]

The new Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) laser will be shipped south as part of a collaboration between the Australian Antarctic Division and Germany's Leibnitz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics. LIDARs shoot a beam of laser light [...]

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Hizook reader Yue Khing pointed us to another disassembled laser rangefinder (LIDAR); this time, it is an Omron STI OptoShield OS3100. This LIDAR seems similar in form (apparently referred to as "coffee pots" in industry) and [...]

Heerbrugg, Switzerland: Leica Geosystems announced the successful flight testing of its new Point Density Multiplier technology for airborne LiDAR. T [...]

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OSU's latest study highlights the value of LIDAR in mapping the vertical structure of the forest – from plants and shrubs on the ground to the tiptop of the tallest trees. That information alone can offer some valuable clues as to where [...]

Spatial Media Acquires LiDAR News; Announced at InterGEO. Website enhancements and eNewsletter scheduled; Interactive magazine planned for 2011 - PR10979950. [...]

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Leica Geosystems announces the successful flight testing of its new Point Density Multiplier technology for airborne LIDAR. see www.gisuser.com/content/view/21603/2/ [...]

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Lidar is a laser-based technology used to map land, beach, and underwater elevations. Planes equipped with lidar sensors have been surveying much of Lake Superior's nearshore bathymetry since early July, and as of August 12, 2010, [...]

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The HDL-32E is a small, light, and competitively priced next generation product designed to meet the explosive demand for autonomous navigation and 3D mobile mapping applications. [...]

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We pioneered the use of wind lidar in the industry some eight years ago. With more than two a hundred and fifty ZephIR deployments globally we remain the market leader. [...]

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Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc. , the leading supplier of 3D Flash LIDAR cameras , proudly introduces the DragonEye 3D FLC, designed specifically for use in Space explorations. [...]

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DragonEye 3D FLC captures 128 x 128 independently triggered 3D range pixels/frame up to 30 fps, allowing 3D data streams to be generated in real-time. Unit features Class I eye-safe lasers for illumination and non-mechanical camera controlled via Ethernet connection. It produces images without motion distortion and is used to provide real-time input for guidance, navigation, and control systems [...]

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In this study we compared the effectiveness of shaded relief imagery derived from high-resolution LiDAR digital elevation models to standard aerial photography and to digital multi-spectral imagery for identifying and mapping active [...]