Friday, August 1, 2014

Lidar Imagery of Urban Development



LIDAR stands for Light Detection and Ranging and as opposed to methods such as RADAR, LIDAR uses the electromagnetic properties of visible light to retrieve data. LIDAR imagery is normally taken by a plane retrofitted with LIDAR technology. Millions of light particles are shot out and reflected back to the retriever. In this image, the elevation of different buildings in and urbanized city are depicted through a color scale. LIDAR's primary use is for accurately recording and visualizing elevation data.

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