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They say they can record multiple returns per single pulse. This can really useful for forest mapping (e.g. on a drone). For video games maybe but I'd always t
by msadowski 8y ago
They say they can record multiple returns per single pulse. This can really useful for forest mapping (e.g. on a drone).
For video games maybe but I'd always try to avoid looking at those, even if LiDARs are eye safe it's not fun staring at them.
- ElijahLynn 8y agoWow, detailed forest mapping! What are some things that would be doable with detailed forrest maps?
- CobrastanJorji 8y agoPerhaps mapping tree growth in response to some environmental changes, or detecting illegal logging, or measuring the impact of wildfires, or, maybe if it does a good job of detecting animals, mapping the migrations/populations of endangered, larger mammals? Alternately, a cheap way to produce amazingly accurate video game maps of your neighborhood.
- ElijahLynn 8y agoGreat stuff here, thanks for those ideas and insight!
- jcims 8y agoYou can also mix in signal from multispectral cameras to get a sense of the health of the flora.
- jefft255 8y agoTree structural models: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/5/2/491 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/5/2/491 Forest inventory: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924271616000204 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092427161... And much more :) Source: I am doing my masters in lidar for forestry and robotics. Feel free to ask me any questions.
- salty_biscuits 8y agoCO2 credits
- Animats 8y agoRecording multiple returns has been common in aerial mappers for years. It's called "first and last" in the industry.[1] [1] https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/142443/what-are-lidar-returns https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/142443/what-are-lida...