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Lidar

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A special light helps us see.

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LIDAR-scanned-SICK-LMS-animation.gif
It shoots a tiny beam. The light hits something and comes back. This tells us how far away it is. It makes maps of the land.
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Effigy mounds lidar.jpg
Can you imagine seeing with light?

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File:Effigy mounds lidar.jpg
Effigy mounds lidar.jpg
File:Starfire Optical Range - sodium laser.jpg
Starfire Optical Range - sodium laser.jpg
File:Lidar P1270901.jpg
Lidar P1270901.jpg
File:LIDAR-scanned-SICK-LMS-animation.gif
LIDAR-scanned-SICK-LMS-animation.gif
File:A lidar view of Ferrybridge Henge in West Yorkshire.jpg
A lidar view of Ferrybridge Henge in West...
File:Yellowscan LIDAR on OnyxStar FOX-C8 HD.jpg
Yellowscan LIDAR on OnyxStar FOX-C8 HD.jpg
File:Airborne Lidar Bathymetric Technology.jpg
Airborne Lidar Bathymetric Technology.jpg
File:LIDAR equipped mobile robot.jpg
LIDAR equipped mobile robot.jpg
File:LIDAR field yield.jpg
LIDAR field yield.jpg
File:People Tracking with LiDAR in Airport Passport Control.jpg
People Tracking with LiDAR in Airport...
File:WHITLEY CASTLE (Epiacum Roman Fort) near Alston in Northumberland England.jpg
WHITLEY CASTLE (Epiacum Roman Fort) near...
File:Deserted Medieval Village, Wormleighton in Warwickshire.jpg
Deserted Medieval Village, Wormleighton...

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