3-D Visualization Obtained Using Lidar (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

3-D Visualization Obtained Using Lidar

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The landscape shown here is not a photograph but a 3-D visualization obtained using lidar and aerial imagery. Lidar is a remote sensing technique that can be used to digitally measure the heights and crown dimensions of trees, not just for a small sample but for every tree across a landscape.

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Credits: NASA/University of Maryland

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