Term #1,527
LiDAR
Claim Term
LiDAR
Origin matter
ANATOMICAL SCANNING, TARGETING, AND VISUALIZATION
Reference Case 1
IMI-5PROV
Date Added
9/8/21
Created
9/8/21, 10:05 AM
Modified
9/8/21, 10:11 AM
Full Desc
As used herein, "LiDAR" (also spelled Lidar, or LIDAR, and sometimes LADAR) refers to a method for determining ranges (variable distance) by targeting an object with a laser and measuring the time for the reflected light to return to the receiver. Lidar can also be used to make digital 3-D representations of areas on the earth's surface and ocean bottom, due to differences in laser return times, and by varying laser wavelengths. It has terrestrial, airborne, and mobile applications. Lidar is an acronym of "light detection and ranging" or "laser imaging, detection, and ranging". Lidar sometimes is called 3-D laser scanning, a special combination of a 3-D scanning and laser scanning. (Search "Lidar" on Wikipedia.com Sept. 7, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Sept. 8, 2021.) LiDAR devices, components, systems, and/or modules determine range data that indicates a distance between the LiDAR sensor and an object or feature.