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Light Detection And Ranging

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015736

Light Detection And Ranging is a remote sensing instrument that uses laser light pulses to measure the elevation of the land surface with a high degree of accuracy and precision.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015736
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
Abbreviationlidar
ReferencesCoastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015736",
  "term": "Light Detection And Ranging",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Light Detection And Ranging is a remote sensing instrument that uses laser light pulses to measure the elevation of the land surface with a high degree of accuracy and precision.",
  "abbreviation": "lidar",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/light-detection-and-ranging/"
}

Record 15,736 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.