Tuesday, April 21, 2009

LIDAR

LIDAR photos use lazer lights shooting down onto a specific piece of land to create maps based on the stimulated emission of radiation. This specific map seems to be of a coast line and also uses topographic mapping techniques and contour lines to show elevation.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/3-d_forest_mapping.php

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