Mapping the world in 3D-Lidar
Recent progress in the cartography marketcan only be described as radical. Thetime-consuming days of mapping by handseem numbered, as geographic informationsystem (GIS) experts, professional landsurveyors (PLS) and others withinthe field of cartography awaken to theadvantages of integrating light detectingand ranging (LIDAR) into their mobilemapping systems.LIDAR is similar to radar, exceptthat the sensor sends out and receives....................