How NASA Technology Could Change LiDAR Mapping

Satellite scanning Earth with laser beams during lidar mapping to measure terrain elevation and land features

NASA often appears in the news for rockets and astronauts. However, NASA also studies Earth. Recently, the agency shared new satellite technology that can scan the planet using laser systems. This may sound like space science, yet it connects to something surveyors use every day: lidar mapping. Technology made for space often helps tools on […]