How many trees are there in China? LIDAR and big data leaf through the forests to find out
A paper provides significant insights into China's tree population: by 2020, the average tree density in China was ...
Washington Times1 个月
Federal officials use green laser to look for Black Hawk helicopter parts in Potomac River
The NOAA light detection and ranging (lidar) uses the laser pulse to collect ... Black Hawk wreckage was recovered and removed from the river via barge Saturday, other parts like the right engine ...
Inside Climate News1 个月
Using the ‘Magic’ of LiDAR to Map Maine’s Old-Growth Forests
The nonprofit Our Climate Common has recently begun using light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, to find patches of biodiverse old-growth forest. Dr. John Hagan is president of Our Climate Common ...
Optics1 个月
Heriot-Watt nanowire detector boosts lidar performance
A project led by Heriot-Watt University has developed a novel single-photon detection system set to improve the performance of lidar systems. Described in Optica, the detector "can generate ...