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remote sensing survey > airborne sensing > airborne laser scanning

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airborne laser scanning  

Definition

  • Direct measurement of terrain from an airborne platform using laser rangefinders using successive ranges continuously from an aircraft vertically downwards toward the terrain along the ground track of the aircraft. The method is especially useful to uncover the topography of areas covered by forest canopy.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • ALS
  • LiDAR
  • lidar
  • LIDAR
  • Light Detection And Ranging

Source

  • Petrie, G., & Toth, C. K. (2008). Airborne and Spaceborne Laser Profilers and Scanners. In J. Chan & C. K. Toth (Eds.), Topographic Laser Ranging and Scaning:Principles and Processing (1st ed., pp. 29–86). CRC Press.

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  • 431

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/iadthesaurus/scheme/concept431

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