LIDAR

LIDAR is something that was new to me until this class.  LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) is a detection system that works on the principle of radar, but uses light from a laser. LIDAR is an optical remote sensing technology that can measure the distance to, or other properties of a target.  LIDAR is often used in agriculture, archaeology, biology, conservation, geology, meteorology, law enforcement, the military, and many more.  The above image is of LIDAR data from a company that converts raw LIDAR data into detailed urban feature data to support analysis and mission planning.

The map URL is: https://www.saic.com/geospatial/modeling/lidar-urban-modeling.html