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Light Detection and Ranging
A remote sensing method using light in the form of pulsed laser to measure variable distance.
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LiDAR
Light Detection And Ranging
Created/Discovered by
Ronald Collins
Date Invented
August 2, 1965
Related Industries
Mathematical Geosciences
Aeronautics
Laser
Global Positioning System
Semiconductor
Optics
Geological survey
Sensor
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United States Geological Survey
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
British Geological Survey
American Geosciences Institute
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NASA
Related Technology
Photodiode
Laser scanning
Short Name
lidar
Wikidata ID
Q504027
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