[PS1-3-2-4-2] Airborne Laser Scanning

Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) systems allow a direct and illumination-independent measurement from 3D objects in a fast, remote and accurate way. Beside basic range measurements, the current commercial ALS developments allow to record the waveform of the backscattered laser pulse. Latest trends in sensor developments focus on single-photon detection. Different applications are of interest, like urban planning, forestry surveying, or power line monitoring. Further to describe the 3D scene, products like digital terrain models (DTMs), digital surface models (DSMs), or city models are provided.

External resources

• Mandlburger, G., Jutzi, B. (2019). On the Feasibility of Water Surface Mapping with Single Photon LiDAR External Link. Special Issue ’Innovative Sensing - From Sensors to Methods and Applications’. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (IJGI) 2019, 8(4), 188. doi:10.3390/ijgi8040188
• Stilla, U., Jutzi, B. (2018). Full-waveform analysis for pulsed laser systems External Link. In: Shan J, Toth CK (Eds) Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning: Principles and Processing (2nd Edition). 239-258, CRC Press, Boca Raton. ISBN 978-1-4200-5142-1.

Skills

• 2409 - Explain the principles of airborne laser scanning operation and discuss its applications

  Explain the principles of airborne laser scanning operation and discuss its applications

Status

Outgoing relations

• [PS1-3-2-4-2] Airborne Laser Scanning is subconcept of [PS1-3-2-4] Laser scanner

Contributors

• Boris Jutzi
  https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZpB02CwAAAAJ
• Martin Weinmann
  https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=OVHVsZcAAAAJ&hl=de