Astraea, a Charlottesville-based geospatial analytics firm ... developing a constellation of satellites planned for launch in 2025 that will use lidar technology to scan and map large areas of Earth ...

These devices use LiDAR lasers to scan the environment around them, getting a more accurate picture of how the area is shaped and what objects they're near. Modern electronics are bristling with ...

I'll be honest: I didn't know that an iPhone was able to do a lidar scan. (The iPhone 12 Pro, 13 Pro, and iPad Pro can all do it.) When I found out that my phone could, I became obsessed with ...

I've been testing it out on an Apple Arcade game, Hot Lava, which already uses lidar to scan a room and all its obstacles. I was able to place virtual objects on stairs, and have things hide ...