Saturday, December 4, 2010

LIDAR


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/photogalleries/100520-ancient-maya-city-belize-
science-pictures/
With the growth of the rainforest covering up the ruins of this massive Mayan city in Belize, it would have been impossible to visualize what it may have looked like at the time of it's use without the use of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) that was able to bounce lasers off the ground and digitally clear the plant growth to reveal the city below.

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