Image SchiersteinerBruecke Blitzer1.jpg thumb PoliScan speed stationary system on the Schierstein Bridge between Wiesbaden and Mainz PoliScan speed is a system for Traffic enforcement camera traffic enforcement made by Vitronic . The measurement is based on the LIDAR principle Light Detection and Ranging . By time of flight measurement, a scanning laser determines speeds and positions of all vehicles in the measurement area. PoliScan speed is available as a mobile or a stationary system. Apart from the use as Traffic enforcement camera speed camera , the systems of the PoliScan family are also used as red light camera and for automatic number plate recognition . Web links http www.vitronic.de en traffic Manufacturer s web site Category Traffic law de PoliScan speed ... more details
The HIPAS HI gh P ower A uroral S timulation Observatory was an ionospheric heater , which could radiate 70 MW ERP at either 2.85 MHz or 4.53 MHz. located 30 miles Northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska , in the small community of Two Rivers, Alaska Two Rivers . It was located at 64 52 19 N latitude and 146 50 33 W longitude and operates year round. The HIPAS Observatory was operated by the UCLA plasma physics laboratory. The HIPAS facility was engaged in the study of the ionosphere through the use of high power radio transmission as well as a lidar LIDAR LI ght D etection A nd R anging instrument. The facility was home to several projects with some interesting equipment, including A Plasma physics plasma Plasma torch torch , used for experiments in hazardous waste disposal A 2.8 meter liquid mirror telescope , which uses a spinning bowl of mercury element mercury to form the mirror, used for laser experiments. An array of Antenna electronics antenna e which are used for heating the ionosphere. Some of the research conducted at HIPAS was similar to the controversial High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program HAARP project, and so the staff of the facility sometimes had to answer the same questions from the public. The facility has been shut down and much of the equipment sold off as surplus during the Spring of 2010. http philosophyofscienceportal.blogspot.com 2009 12 hipas observatory closed.html http www.newsminer.com view full story 6804742 article HIPAS Observatory auction a treasure trove of technology throwbacks quirky equipment See also Other Alaskan astronomical research stations High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program HAARP , Poker Flat Research Range External links http www.hipas.alaska.edu UCLA HIPAS Observatory http home.physics.ucla.edu research index.php UCLA Department of Physics & Astronomy coord 64.871944 146.8425 region US type landmark display title Category Astronomical observatories in Alaska Category Buildings and structures in Fai ... more details
Refimprove date December 2011 A laser jammer is a device typically used by drivers to prevent law enforcement officers from obtaining speed readings using a laser gun. Laser jammers are not to be confused with Radar jamming and deception Radar jamming in the civilian world radar jammers . Because these jammers are for laser and not radar, US federal laws prohibiting the use of radar jammers do not apply to these devices. However, several states have one or more laws that specifically prohibit the use of laser jammers, including California , Colorado , Illinois , Minnesota , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee , and Alaska . New York and Texas are currently trying to introduce legislation banning the use of laser jammers. ref cite web title USA Laser Jammer Laws url http www.guysoflidar.com usa laser jammer laws.html accessdate 2008 12 05 ref Laser jammers for civilian use have evolved greatly in the past 15 years. Different Lidar guns have different pulse rates and algorithms used to defeat laser jammers and or detect them. The first laser jammer ever produced was by K40 Electronics in 1996, known as the K40 Laser Defuser. Next came the Lidatek LE 10 Laser Echo by Lidatek LLC, then the Blinder M06 HP by Blinder International out of Denmark, then the Blinder M10 Twin, then the LE 20 to LE 30. Blinder remade the M10 Twin into the smarter M20 X treme series. Laser diode based jammers came out in 2006, known as the Anti Laser, Laser Pro Park, and Laser Interceptor. Laser jammers have been tested by Guys of LIDAR to be quite effective depending on the model of laser gun and jammer used in the cite web title 2008 Laser Jammer Shootout url http www.guysoflidar.com july 2008 laser jammer test.html accessdate 2011 11 04 Of particular note the Laser Interceptor device jammed nearly every gun tested under multiple scenarios. The Traffipatrol XR gun was still able to punch through the Laser Interceptor in testing, but only at a significantly reduced range of 80 600 feet, vers ... more details
Consulting in May 2008 purchased a laser imaging system. Called LIDARLiDAR , or Light Detection ... McElhanney http www.mcelhanney.com mcsl Products lidar.php McElhanney s LiDAR system Category Companies ... more details
Image Delta II 7420 on Launch Pad SLC 2W.jpg right thumb 200px The Delta II rocket with CALIPSO and CloudSat on Launch Pad SLC 2W, VAFB . Image CALIPSO Artist Concept.jpg right thumb 200px CALIPSO CALIPSO is a joint NASA USA and CNES France environmental satellite, built in the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center , which was launched atop a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006. Its name stands for Cloud Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations . Passive and active remote sensing Instruments on board the CALIPSO satellite monitor aerosols and clouds 24 hours a day. CALIPSO is part of the A train satellite A Train , flying in formation with several other satellites Aqua satellite Aqua , Aura satellite Aura , CloudSat and the French PARASOL satellite PARASOL . Mission Three instruments Cloud Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization CALIOP a lidar that provides high resolution vertical profiles of aerosol s and cloud s. Wide Field Camera WFC a modified version of the commercial off the shelf Ball Aerospace http www.ballaerospace.com page.jsp?page 104 CT 633 star tracker camera . It was selected to match band 1 of the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite. Imaging Infrared Radiometer IIR used to detect cirrus cloud emissivity and particle size. The CALIOP laser beam is aligned with the center of the IIR image to optimize joint CALIOP IIR observations. In February 2009, CALIPSO switched over to the redundant laser as scheduled. The primary laser achieved its mission goal of three years of successful operation, and the redundant laser has been performing beyond expectations. The CALIPSO mission was granted extended mission status in June 2009. ref cite web url http www calipso.larc.nasa.gov title CALIPSO INSTRUMENT UPDATE publisher NASA LARC ref See also A train satellite Earth Observing System List of spaceflights 2006 References Reflist External links commons category CALIPSO program http calipsooutreach.hamptonu.edu CALIPSO Outreach http www.spacetoday.org ... more details
to use LiDAR Light Detection and Ranging sensors to detect changes in the rainforest canopy, reforestation patterns and modifications to archaeological sites. The LiDAR system was installed in an aircraft ..., Lowland alluvial Sediments Using Airborne LiDAR Intensity journal Journal of Archaeological ... Chase and John Weishampel title Airborne LiDAR Archaeology and the Ancient Maya Landscape at Caracol ... Chase July . 2010 Airborne LiDAR and Maya Landscape Archaeology Viewing Status and Power from a Distance .... Awe, and J.F. Weishampel July . 2010 Relationships between LiDAR Derived Rainforest Canopy Structure ... more details
staff. Image Blimpy hermann small.gif center Projects LiDARLiDAR Light Detection and Ranging works ... wavelengths of the laser pulse. LiDAR ranges in wavelength from ultra violet 0.3 0.45 m to visible 0.45 0.70 m to the infrared 1 15 m . LiDAR can detect much smaller particles than .... Outputs such as topographic maps with contour lines can also be derived from LiDAR. Programs to manipulate LiDAR data include ENVI, ERDAS IMAGINE , ArcInfo , and ESRI ArcView with 3D analyst ext. One useful derivation of LiDAR data is the DEM Digital Elevation Model . DEMs are displayed in a raster ... institute on LiDAR standards for data structure and visualization tools and modeling new LiDAR analysis ... Lidar Fermin Espinoza Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy Robb E. Owens Major, United States ... more details
Wiktionary Doppler TOC right Doppler may refer to Doppler effect and its applications Doppler effect Doppler beaming Doppler broadening Doppler cooling Doppler cooling limit Doppler echocardiography Doppler ultrasound , also called Doppler sonography Transcranial doppler Doppler fetal monitor Doppler LIDAR Doppler On Wheels Doppler radar Doppler spectroscopy Doppler weather radar Laser Doppler velocimetry Laser Doppler vibrometer Photoacoustic Doppler effect Photon Doppler velocimetry Pulse Doppler radar Relativistic Doppler effect People rp d Doppler 1857 1927 , Hungarian composer, son of Karl Doppler Clemens Doppler born 1980 , a beach volleyball player from Austria Christian Doppler 1803 1853 , who discovered the Doppler effect Franz Doppler 1821 1883 , composer, brother of Karl Doppler Karl Doppler 1825 1900 , composer, flute player, brother of Franz Doppler, father of rp d Doppler Other 3905 Doppler , a main belt asteroid named after Christian Doppler Doppler crater , a lunar impact crater named for Christian Doppler Doppler, the mascot of the WNBA s Seattle Storm Dr. Doppler , the villain from Mega Man X3 See also Intitle Doppler disambig surname de Doppler el es Doppler fr Doppler is Doppler it Doppler disambigua he hu Doppler egy rtelm s t lap nl Doppler no Doppler nn Doppler pt Doppler fi Doppler tr Doppler ... more details
wiktionarypar dial Not to be confused with a diol , a chemical containing two hydroxyl groups. Dial may mean dial, the suffix for dialdehyde s a molecule with two aldehyde groups dial. can be an abbreviation for dialect Dial measurement , a display device in radio, measuring instruments, etc. Dial Corporation , a consumer products company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. Slang for a person s face Dial House disambiguation , various Dial Records disambiguation , various Dunedin International Airport Limited , New Zealand Delhi International Airport P Limited , Delhi, India Mode dial , part of dSLR and SLR like digital cameras Rotary dial , a device for the input of numbers in telephones and similar devices A sundial or clock face The Dial , an American magazine published intermittently from 1840 to 1929. LIDAR Meteorology and atmospheric environment DIAL , an acronym for Di fferential A bsorbtion L IDAR Etymology Its original meaning was sundial and or clock dial , from Latin di lis meaning daily , or concerning the day , because of its use in telling the time of day. See also Dialling disambig de Dial Begriffskl rung fr Cadran ja ... more details
Otheruses Parasol disambiguation Image A Train satellites.jpg thumb 300px Satellites in A train satellite A Train PARASOL is the second, from left PARASOL is a France French built Earth observing research satellite . It carries an instrument called POLDER which studies the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds and aerosols . PARASOL was launched from the French Centre Spatial Guyanais spaceport in Kourou , French Guiana on December 18, 2004 by an Ariane 5 G . It flew in formation in the A train satellite A Train constelletion with several other satellites Aqua satellite Aqua , CALIPSO , CloudSat and Aura satellite Aura . These satellites have, for the first time ever, combined a full suite of instruments for observing clouds and aerosols, from passive radiometer s to active lidar and radar sounders. On 2 December 2009, PARASOL was manoeuvred out of the A Train, dropping some 4 km below the other satellites by early January 2010. ref http www.nasa.gov mission pages hurricanes features parasol.html The PARASOL Satellite Moving Off the A Train s Track , Angelita Kelly & Rob Gutro, Goddard Space Flight Center , 4 January 2009, accessed 6 January 2009 ref External links http smsc.cnes.fr PARASOL PARASOL site References references Space based meteorological observation Orbital launches in 2004 Category Earth observation satellites Category French space program Category 2004 in spaceflight France spacecraft stub de PARASOL fr PARASOL satellite ja PARASOL ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 Image Terramax DARPAChallenge04.jpg thumb 200px right TerraMax at the DARPA Grand Challenge 2004 Grand Challenge 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge . TerraMax is an autonomous tactical cargo hauler fielded by Oshkosh Truck Corporation , University of Parma s Vislab Artificial Vision and Intelligent Systems Laboratory and Rockwell Collins , also known under the name of Big Truck Robotics, that participated in both the 2004 and 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge . Navigation To navigate the terrain, the vehicle utilized three LIDAR laser ranging units one of which featured four planes , three cameras, and two GPS navigation systems. Maneuvering During the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge the vehicle encountered a minor windstorm which blew tumbleweed s across the road. This confused the vehicle as it tried to maneuver its bulk around each individual tumbleweed. Around 5 00 in the afternoon, TerraMax arrived at the second tunnel, causing miscalibration of the sensor suite. After this, the vehicle consistently pulled to the left, but arrived safely at the finish line. Averages The vehicle s average speed was convert 10.2 mph abbr on . It was the only finisher not eligible for the US 2 million in prize money, because it surpassed the ten hour time limit. Portal Robotics Cars References reflist External links commonscat Terramax http www.terramax.com Team TerraMax home page http www.vislab.it VisLab home page Category Driverless cars Category University of Parma Category Oshkosh vehicles Category DARPA Grand Challenge sv Terramax ... more details
Elisra Group is an Israel i manufacturer of high tech electronic devices for mainly but not exclusively military use. That includes equipment for electronic communication and surveillance , missile tracking and controlling systems, radar and lidar equipment. The group is composed of three companies Elisra Electronic Systems, Tadiran Electronic Systems Ltd. and Tadiran Spectralink Ltd. Previously Elisra was owned 70 by Elbit Systems and 30 by Israel Aerospace Industries IAI however, Elbit later acquired IAI s share and Elisra is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit. ref http ir.elbitsystems.com phoenix.zhtml?c 61849&p irol newsArticle&ID 1531006&highlight ref At present Elisra Electronic Systems supplies missile warning systems, active jammer systems, laser and Infrared IR detection systems for several kinds of aircraft and ground vessels of the Israel Defense Forces IDF . Tadiran Electronic Systems manufactured the Tadiran Mastiff reconnaissance UAV , used by the IDF during the 1982 Lebanon War . ref http www.vectorsite.net twuav 10.html 10.0& 93 International Battlefield UAVs 1 Bot generated title ref References reflist External links http www.elisra.com Elisra Group Official Website Israel mil stub Israel stub Category Defense companies of Israel Category Manufacturing companies of Israel he ... more details
Relative intensity noise RIN , describes the instability in the power physics power level of a laser . The noise term is important to describe lasers used in fiber optic communication and LIDAR remote sensing. Relative intensity noise can be generated from Optical cavity cavity vibration, fluctuations in the laser gain medium or simply from transferred intensity noise from a laser pumping pump source . Since intensity noise typically is proportional to the intensity physics intensity , the relative intensity noise is typically independent of laser power. RIN typically falls off with frequency and is a kind of pink noise . Relative intensity noise is measured by sampling the output current of a photodetector over time and transforming this data set into frequency with a fast Fourier transform . RIN is usually presented as relative noise power in decibel s per hertz at one or several intensities. See also Shot noise External reference http www.rp photonics.com intensity noise.html Intensity noise in Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology http www.rp photonics.com relative intensity noise.html Relative Intensity Noise in Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology Category Noise Category Fiber optic communications Category Laser science optics stub ... more details
Surveys Underwater Leak Detection and Turnkey Solutions Photogrammetry, LiDar, Satellite Image .... The first private non government company to execute LiDar flying and processing services in India. SECON now the largest LiDar Data processing company in India. citation needed date September 2011 ... imageries for the first time in India. SECON has completed more than 500,000 km of LiDar ... more details
Infobox University name National Atmospheric Research Laboratory image name established 1992 type Research Institution director Prof. A. Jayaraman city Gadanki state Andhra Pradesh country India coor coord 13.48 79.18 display inline logo former names National MST Radar Facility website http www.narl.res.in www.narl.res.in The National Atmospheric Research Laboratory or NARL is an autonomous Research Institute funded by the Department of Space of the Government of India . ref http www.narl.res.in ref NARL is engaged in fundamental and applied research in the field of Atmospheric Sciences . The research institute was started in 1992 as National Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere MST Radar Facility NMRF . Over the years many other facilities such as Mie Rayleigh Lidar, Lower atmospheric wind profiler, optical rain gauge, disdrometer, automated weather stations etc. were added. The NMRF was then expanded into a research institute and renamed as National Atmospheric Research Laboratory on 22 September 2005. ref name hindu2005 cite news url http www.hindu.com 2005 09 23 stories 2005092311170500.htm title ISRO to set up 1,000 weather stations across the country date 2005 09 23 publisher The Hindu language en accessdate 2009 01 16 ref References references ISRO facilities state uncollapsed Indian space program India org stub Category Indian space program Category Science and technology in India Category Research institutes in India hi ... more details
The Pennsylvania Geological Survey or Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey BTGS , is a geological survey enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania by collecting, preserving, and disseminating impartial information on the Commonwealth s geology, geologic resources, and topography in order to contribute to the understanding, wise use, and conservation of its land and included resources. ref http www.dcnr.state.pa.us topogeo about Pennsylvania Geological Survey Mission Statement ref The geological survey operates under the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . History In total, four surveys have been conducted in the commonwealth. The first survey was created in 1836, making it one of the oldest geological survey s in the United States. It was followed by the Second Survey ref http apps.libraries.psu.edu content pageo.cfm Penn State University Library ref , which ran from 1874 to approximately 1895 and the Third Survey, which ran from 1910 to 1919. The fourth, and current, survey was created in 1919 and continues today. Activities The Survey has provided orthoimagery and digital topographic data derived from lidar through the PAMAP program. The Survey provides oil and gas well information through PA IRIS. BTGS participates in federally funded StateMap program to produce 1 24000 geological maps. References references External links http www.dcnr.state.pa.us topogeo Official web site Category Geography of Pennsylvania Category Geology organizations Category Geological surveys Pennsylvania stub geology stub ... more details
Infobox French commune name Odos region Midi Pyr n es department Hautes Pyr n es arrondissement Arrondissement of Tarbes Tarbes canton Canton of Laloub re Laloub re INSEE 65331 postal code 65310 mayor Dominique Lidar term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Communaut d agglom ration du Grand Tarbes longitude 0.0586 latitude 43.1969 elevation m 336 elevation min m 315 elevation max m 391 area km2 8.77 population 3514 population date 2008 File glise Saint Georges d Odos.JPG thumb Saint George s church Odos is a Communes of France commune in the Hautes Pyr n es Departments of France department in south western France . See also Communes of the Hautes Pyr n es department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE Reflist Commons category Odos Hautes Pyr n es communes Category Communes of Hautes Pyr n es HautesPyr n es geo stub an Odos ca Aud s ceb Odos de Odos es Odos eu Odos fr Odos it Odos ms Odos nl Odos oc Aud s pms Odos pl Odos pt Odos sk Odos uk vi Odos vo Odos war Odos ... more details
resolution color imagery and coincidentally collected LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging LiDAR data .... Typically, the Buckeye program collects 1m post spacing terrain data derived from LiDAR coincidentally ... and sensor data from electro optical, hyperspectral, LIDAR, and other geo sensors from the open and unclassified ... more details
of .prj files, LIDAR flight planning , automatic checking over the internet if a new version is available ... Aerial Survey Photomapping Topography Flight planning Aerial photography Remote Sensing LIDAR ... LIDAR es TopoFlight ... more details
The Triarius is an enormous Swamp Gum Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. in southern Tasmania , Australia . The tree is 86.5 metres tall, its diameter is 3.90 metres, volume of the trunk is 219 cubic metres ref cite web url http gianttrees.com.au title Giant Trees. Tasmania s world class giants. author Forestry Tasmania accessdate 2010 01 03 ref . Discovered in August 2008 by employees of Forestry Tasmania while analysing the data collected by LiDAR system used in mapping and assessment of state forest resources ref cite web url http www.forestrytas.com.au news 2008 10 welcome to the centurion title Welcome to the Centurion author Forestry Tasmania accessdate 2010 01 03 ref . The tree was discovered that late because it is located in secondary forest and survived logging and forest fires by lucky coincidence. Next to the Triarius, south east from it there grows the highest known eucalypt in the world the 99.6 metres tall Swamp Gum named Centurion tree Centurion . References reflist External links http www.wondermondo.com Countries Au AU Tasmania Triarius.htm Wondermondo Triarius coord 43.07725 146.76871 display title Category Individual trees Category Visitor attractions in Tasmania Category Tasmanian forests Category Southern Tasmania ... more details
The Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology CQIST is a Multi School Organized Research Unit at the University of Southern California . Its mission is to advance fundamental experimental and theoretical knowledge in areas of Engineering and Physical Science relevant to Quantum Information Science . CQIST mentors graduate and postdoctoral research, sponsors a visiting scholars program, develops and teaches novel courses, organizes international conferences and workshops, and holds regular seminar series. In Dec. 1997 it hosted the First International Conference on Quantum Error Correction. ref http qserver.usc.edu qec07 First International Conference on Quantum Error Correction ref CQIST was founded in July 1997. Its first and current Director is Daniel Lidar . Research CQIST faculty members engage in a variety of Quantum Information Science related research, spanning both theoretical and experimental aspects. Currently active research areas include quantum error correction , adiabatic quantum computation , quantum phase transitions , coherent control , photonics , and quantum electronics . References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http cqist.usc.edu CQIST website Category Institutes of the University of Southern California Category Quantum information science Category Research institutes in the United States ... more details
being developed that uses high resolution Light detection and ranging LiDAR derived Digital Surface Models to accurately recreate the earth s surface, including building rooftops. LiDAR is an optical ... the target with light, often using pulses from a laser . Downward looking LiDAR instruments ... more details
ADM Aeolus , or, in full, Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Aeolus , is an ESA satellite that is due for launch in 2013. ref name tellus cite journal doi 10.1111 j.1600 0870.2007.00296.x title Tellus A Special issue with manuscripts related to ESA s Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Aeolus ref ADM Aeolus will be the first equipment capable of performing global wind component profile observation and will provide much needed information to improve weather forecasting . The Aeolus satellite is an integral part of the Atmospheric Dynamics Mission ADM that is planned by the European Space Agency ESA as the second Earth Explorer Core Mission. The central aim of this mission is to further the knowledge of the Earth s atmosphere and weather systems. By recording and monitoring the weather in different parts of the world, Aeolus will allow scientists to build complex models of our environment, which can then be used to help predict how that environment will behave in the future. These predictions will be useful in the short term, since they can be applied to Numerical Weather Prediction NWP in order to make forecasts more accurate. The mission will thus improve the knowledge of all sorts of weather phenomena, from global warming to the effects of pollution. The wind component profiles will be measured by the Aeolus payload, namely the Atmospheric Laser Doppler Lidar Instrument Aladin . This is a direct detection Lidar incorporating a fringe imaging receiver analysing aerosol and cloud backscatter and a double edge receiver analysing molecular backscatter . The processing of the backscatter signals will produce line of sight wind component profiles above thick clouds or down to the surface in clear air along the satellite track, every 200 km. Wind information in thin cloud or at the tops of thick clouds is also attainable. From the data processing, information on other elements like clouds and aerosols can also be extracted. The data will be disseminated to the main NWP centres in ... more details
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