LiDAR Map (IMAGE)

Boise State University

LiDAR Map

Caption

Example LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data “point cloud” showing vegetation and surface topography. The data is colored by elevation (left, in rainbow), reflectivity “brightness” of the received laser pulse (middle, gray), and surface type such as vegetation, ground and water (right).

Credit

Josh Enterkine, Boise State University research associate in Boise State’s geosciences department

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