AIRBORNE LIDAR: ENHANCING DATA QUALITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS

摘要

With lidar data collection rates increasing to hundreds of kilohertz (kHz), advanced lidar systems deliver unprecedented data collection rates and point density measurements. Along with industry efforts to continuously improve data collection efficiency, there has also been a growing demand for higher quality geospatial data for a variety of applications beyond traditional topographic mapping. Unlike two-dimensional aerial imagery, the elevation component of lidar data provides the ability to represent complex structures of features with very high precision. In combination with exceptionally high data collection efficiency, this makes airborne lidar a powerful tool for a variety of infrastructural, environmental and agricultural applications.