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Laser Scanning

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Laser altimetry (in case of airborne platforms); LiDAR; Light detection and ranging

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Point cloud with a point density of 15 points/m2

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  1. ITC Department of Earth Observation Science, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, Enschede, The Netherlands

    George Vosselman

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  1. Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Shashi Shekhar (McKnight Distinguished University Professor) (McKnight Distinguished University Professor)

  2. Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA

    Hui Xiong (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

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Vosselman, G. (2008). Laser Scanning. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35973-1_685

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