The first thing you’ll want to do is take stock of the DEMs, or digital elevation models, that you will access. There are four products you’ll want to retrieve: 0.5 meter resolution lidar elevation ...

“However, the low resolution of these DEMs compared to those obtained from LiDAR data reduces the accuracy of extracting solar energy potential maps, which poses limitations for precise location ...

LiDAR works by emitting a laser beam from a source ... The point cloud can then be converted into a digital elevation model (DEM), which shows the elevation and slope of the terrain, or a digital ...

set input files in_dem = "../data/CLSA_LiDAR.tif" in_sink = "../data/CLSA_Sink.tif" # parameters for level set method min_size = 2000 # minimum number of pixels as a depression min_depth = 0.3 # ...

So far, almost every autonomous vehicle we've encountered uses lidar to determine how far away things are, just as the winners of the DARPA Grand Challenges did back in the early 2000s.

Voyant Photonics, a lidar startup based in the heart of New York City, says its new chip-scale sensor - harnessing frequency modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) technology - will become available at next ...

Lidar point cloud and 5-ft DEM layers are available for the entire state, though in 5,000 ft x 5,000 ft tiles. KyFromAbove is actively collecting 6-in resolution leaf-off aerial photography and lidar ...