LIDAR

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf remote sensing technology
gptkbp:advantage high spatial resolution
gptkbp:application archaeology
autonomous vehicles
forestry
robotics
environmental monitoring
atmospheric studies
geographic mapping
gptkbp:canBe agriculture
mining
urban planning
disaster management
infrastructure monitoring
coastal mapping
flood modeling
power line inspection
wind farm siting
gptkbp:component inertial navigation system
handheld GPS device
laser scanner
photodetector
gptkbp:detects pollutants
atmospheric particles
surface elevation
vegetation height
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Light_Detection_and_Ranging
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LIDAR
gptkbp:inventedBy 1960s
gptkbp:limitation reduced performance in fog
reduced performance in rain
reduced performance in snow
gptkbp:measures distance to a target
gptkbp:mountedOn gptkb:aircraft
satellites
ground vehicles
tripods
gptkbp:operates day and night
gptkbp:output topographic maps
digital elevation models
vegetation structure data
gptkbp:produces 3D point clouds
gptkbp:relatedTo RADAR
SONAR
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Apple
gptkb:Google
gptkb:Luminar_Technologies
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:USGS
gptkb:Waymo
gptkb:Ouster
gptkb:Quanergy
gptkb:Tesla_(historically)
gptkb:Velodyne
gptkbp:uses laser light
gptkbp:wavelengthRange ultraviolet
near-infrared
visible
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ceilometer
gptkb:Cruise_Automation
gptkb:Autonomous_Navigation_Software
gptkb:Mars_Polar_Lander
gptkb:SPOT
gptkb:Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5