LiDAR

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf remote sensing technology
gptkbp:advantage high spatial resolution
fast data acquisition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:LADAR
gptkbp:application archaeology
autonomous vehicles
forestry
geography
environmental monitoring
topographic mapping
atmospheric studies
gptkbp:canBe mobile
terrestrial
static
airborne
gptkbp:component gptkb:laser
inertial navigation system
handheld GPS device
photodetector
scanner
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Light_Detection_and_Ranging
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LiDAR
gptkbp:inventedBy 1960s
gptkbp:limitation high cost
limited penetration through dense vegetation
sensitivity to weather
gptkbp:measures distance to a target
gptkbp:output point cloud
3D map
digital elevation model
gptkbp:principle phase shift
time of flight
gptkbp:relatedTo RADAR
SONAR
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:RIEGL
gptkb:Topcon
gptkb:Apple
gptkb:Google
gptkb:Luminar_Technologies
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Leica_Geosystems
gptkb:Trimble
gptkb:USGS
gptkb:Waymo
gptkb:Ouster
gptkb:Quanergy
gptkb:Velodyne
gptkbp:uses laser light
gptkbp:wavelengthRange ultraviolet
near-infrared
visible
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercedes-Benz_Drive_Pilot
gptkb:Light_Detection_and_Ranging
gptkb:Drive_Pilot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6