Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Airborne LIDAR is an optical remote sensing tool that uses laser pulses to measure the precise distance to the ground. The airplane-mounted laser range-finding system, transmits and receives data, which are precisely located using a highly sensitive GPS receiver. Computer-generated images reveal hidden faults not seen through the vegetation.
This example uses U.S. Geological Survey lidar images taken near Lake Tahoe and reveals a previously unknown fault cross cutting moraines.
Animation by Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated
Lidar Images from U.S. Geological Survey.
Airborne LIDAR is an optical remote sensing tool that uses laser pulses to measure the precise distance to the ground. The airplane-mounted laser range-finding system, transmits and receives data, which are precisely located using a highly sensitive GPS receiver. Computer-generated images reveal hidden faults not seen through the vegetation.
This example uses U.S. Geological Survey lidar images taken near Lake Tahoe and reveals a previously unknown fault cross cutting moraines.
Animation by Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated
Lidar Images from U.S. Geological Survey.
