Stoker Jason M. author 2012 FY 2013 Over the past five to ten years the use and applicability of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology has increased dramatically. As a result, more and more LiDAR data now are being collected across the country for a wide range of applications, and LiDAR currently is the technology of choice for high resolution terrain model creation, 3-D city and infrastructure modeling, forestry, and a wide range of scientific applications. LiDAR is a key technology for geological applications both within and outside the U.S. Geological Survey, and efforts are underway to try to collect high resolution LiDAR data for the entire United States (http://pubs.usgs. gov/fs/2012/3089/pdf/ fs2012-3089.pdf). application cities data detection forestry high resolution infrastructure lidar lidar data light detection light detection and ranging magazines/newsletters model modeling resolution technology terrain tool United States Lead Story exported from refbase (http://eros.usgs.gov/refbase/show.php?record=25656), last updated on Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:33:13 -0500 text http://www.rmag.org/files/Outcrop%202012/October%202012%20Outcrop%20for%20web.pdf http://www.rmag.org/files/Outcrop%202012/October%202012%20Outcrop%20for%20web.pdf Stoker2012 EROS @ cdeering @ 1296 2012 continuing periodical academic journal 61 10 6 8, 10 http://www.rmag.org/files/Outcrop%202012/October%202012%20Outcrop%20for%20web.pdf