LIDAR
Lidar
Lidar is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light. Although erroneously considered to be an acronym of LIght Detection And Ranging, the term lidar was actually created as a portmanteau of "light" and "radar."The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Lidar
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lidar
Noun
- The optical analogue of radar which uses intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.
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