lidar

Summary

lidar ranks in the top 0.72% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,556 views/month, #557 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• lidar is credited with the discovery of Hughes Aircraft Company^[2].
• lidar is a type of optical instrument^[3].
• lidar is used for surveying^[4].
• lidar is used for remote sensing^[5].
• lidar's Commons category is recorded as LIDAR^[6].
• lidar's said to be the same as is recorded as laser survey^[7].
• lidar comprises pulsed laser^[8].
• lidar's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1961^[9].
• lidar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lidar^[10].
• lidar's Commons gallery is recorded as Lidar^[11].
• lidar's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fe-lexikon.info/lexikon/lidar^[12].
• lidar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Light Detection And Ranging'}^[13].
• lidar's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lidar'}^[14].
• lidar's different from is recorded as Lidar^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

lidar is a type of optical instrument^[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include surveying^[4] and remote sensing^[5]. lidar comprises pulsed laser^[8].

Why It Matters

lidar ranks in the top 0.72% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,556 views/month, #557 of 77,819).^[1] lidar has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] lidar is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]