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 ...
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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 ...
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A LIDAR Scanner Build In Glorious Detail
LIDAR is a very exciting technology that is only just now starting to become accessible to the DIY market. Think radar, but with lasers. There’s a few different modules starting to pop up for ...
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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 ...
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Hillside Fortress in Slovakia Mapped With Lidar
BOHUNICE, SLOVAKIA—The Slovak Spectator reports that a settlement dating back some 7,000 years has been mapped with lidar technology at Hrádok, a hill in central Slovakia, by researchers from ...