There’s no question that LiDAR is a popular topic/technology in our industry – heck, a couple of thousand people interested in LiDAR and related technologies are gathered this week in New Orleans for the annual International LiDAR Mapping Forum (see International Lidar Mapping Forum 2011) – Note: our company (Spatial Media) also recently rolled out our LiDARnews.com tech magazine and on GIsuser we have a new archive area devoted to LiDAR.
So what’s the big deal about LiDAR? Well, to put it in context, i suggest you check out the awesome video, Airborne 1 Hoover Dam LiDAR Fly-Through – it should WOW you for a little… enjoy!