Requirements for a global lidar system: spaceborne lidar with wall-to-wall coverage
Lidar is the optimum technology for measuring bare-Earth elevation beneath, and the structure of, vegetation. Consequently, airborne laser scanning (ALS) is widely employed for use in a range of applications. However, ALS is not available globally nor frequently updated due to its high cost per unit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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| Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211166 |