In addition to precise 3D coordinates, most light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems also
record “intensity”, loosely defined as the strength of the backscattered echo for each …

This article reviews the research and application of airborne laser scanning for forest
inventory in Finland, Norway and Sweden. The first experiments with scanning lasers for …

This article discusses the history of laser radar development in America, Europe, and Asia.
Direct detection laser radar is discussed for range finding, designation, and topographic …

The shape and amplitude of the bathymetric lidar waveforms (the recorded time history of
the reflected lidar pulses) contain information about the attenuation of the water and the …

Airborne laser (or lidar) bathymetry (ALB) is a technique for measuring the depths of
moderately clear, near-shore coastal waters and lakes from a low-altitude aircraft using a …

Lidar equations for a system with multiple-scattering beam spreading and pulse stretching
are developed from an analytical model for the beam spread function. The resulting lidar …

Abstract Airborne Lidar Bathymetry (ALB) surveys are traditionally used for measuring
depths in shallow nearshore and back-bay areas. In this paper, we present a novel ALB …

The geometry of river channels is a key descriptive element for hydromorphology, hydraulics
and hydroecology. Gravel bed rivers usually have a mean water depth of∼ 0· 5 m. For such …

This contribution identifies the uncertainty sources influencing the component uncertainties
for an airborne LiDAR bathymetry (ALB) measurement and presents the models for various …

Laser radars have the unique capability to give intensity and full 3-D images of an object.
Doppler lidars can give velocity and vibration characteristics of an objects. These systems …