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LiDAR Data

LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) is an optical remote sensing technology that measures properties of scattered light to find range and/or other information of a distant target. LiDAR technology is ideal for rapid, accurate, and detailed topographic surveys. [Read more]

  • Type of sensor, active
  • Airborne or ground-based data collection
  • Generally very high spatial resolutions

Applications:   LiDAR technology has application in Geomatics, archaeology, geography, geology, geomorphology, seismology, forestry, remote sensing and atmospheric physics.

 1-m LiDAR image of the Salmon Falls Landslide southwest of Twin Falls, ID (courtesy of Nancy Glenn at Idaho State University).

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