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Mapping Ground Zero with Lasers

Posted by michael on from the search-and-rescue dept.

securitas writes: "Amazing how the WTC disaster has shone a light on technology (pun intended). LIDAR (Light Detecting and Ranging) is the optical equivalent of RADAR. It's being used to create hyper-detailed maps of the WTC disaster site from an altitude of 5000 feet to detect shifts in the rubble as well as areas in danger of collapse."

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  1. Re:Terrible Sense of Levity by gazbo · · Score: 2, Funny
    Disgusting. I have written a more appropriate version:
    Woeful and terrible how the WTC disaster has shone a light on technology (I flagellate myself at the mere hint of puns). LIDAR (Light Detecting and Ranging) is the optical equivalent of RADAR. It's being used to create hyper-detailed - yet morbidly terrible - maps of the WTC disaster site from an altitude of 5000 feet to detect shifts in the rubble as well as areas in danger of collapse."
    In other words, shut up.