TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stoker, Jason M.
PY  - 2012//
TI  - LiDAR-an emerging tool for geological applications
JO  - Outcrop
SP  - 6
EP  - 8, 10
VL  - 61
IS  - 10
KW  - application
KW  - cities
KW  - data
KW  - detection
KW  - forestry
KW  - high resolution
KW  - infrastructure
KW  - lidar
KW  - lidar data
KW  - light detection
KW  - light detection and ranging
KW  - magazines/newsletters
KW  - model
KW  - modeling
KW  - resolution
KW  - technology
KW  - terrain
KW  - tool
KW  - United States
N2  - 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).
SN  - http://www.rmag.org/files/Outcrop%202012/October%202012%20Outcrop%20for%20web.pdf
UR  - http://www.rmag.org/files/Outcrop%202012/October%202012%20Outcrop%20for%20web.pdf
N1  - Lead Story
ID  - Stoker2012
ER  -