12 October 2008

LIDAR

http://www.interactions.org/sgtw/2006/0719/images/lidar_1000.jpg

LIDAR is a method of detecting distant objects, such as buildings, clouds, and topography, and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by pulsed laser light reflected from their surfaces. This is used by NASA, NOAA, The United States Military, etc.

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