Why abandon well-worn mapping methods in current use? It has to be for one or more forms of gain: time, money or staffpower. UAV-borne lidar can save a lot of field time, eliminate the need for site ...

Researchers have developed a new kind of lidar system that simultaneously measures the location, speed and material ...

Archaeologists working across the Americas and Southeast Asia are finding that airborne laser scanning, known as LiDAR, is ...

The researcher took advantage of maps available freely online. Takeshi Inomata identified this ancient Maya site, dubbed La Carmelita, using LiDAR maps, seen here in both low and high resolution.

“This is it—the paradigm shift,” archaeologist Chris Fisher told Ars, following a comment by researcher Arlen Chase. “Just like the advent of radiocarbon dating, LiDAR will have the same impact.” ...

LiDAR, short for light detection and ranging, sounds like the sort of made-up term you might find coming out of the mouth of an engineering officer on a fictional starship. It rolls off the tongue in ...

SFL Missions Inc. is a member of the team led by Prime Contractor NUVIEW GmbH selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to ...

The flood risk maps put out by the federal government are notoriously outdated. Many elected officials have suggested fixing the problem by prioritizing funding for a mapping technology called LiDAR.

RIT effort could extend NASA science capabilities for planetary applications Technology that could someday “MapQuest” Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester ...

The greatest advantage self-driving cars hold over outdated humans is the ability to tune out distractions. No buzzing phone, yelling kids, or lovely daydream will divert attention from their primary ...