With the help of a drone-mounted LiDAR scan, archaeologists were able to create a rough topographical map of two mountain-bound cities in Uzbekistan, named Tashbulak and Tugunbulak.

LIDAR technology is an innovation in archeology and ecology that has uncovered lost civilizations. But archeologist Chris Fisher realized it could help track and study the effects of climate change.

If LiDAR allows "only" a 3D-surface-scan, then I'm surprised of the low 2.5 cm resolution: Distance measurements with laser are far more precise.

The profile area in below shows a photogrammetry pointcloud in blue while the LiDAR scan is given in red. In this instance, only the points classified as “Ground” are shown to highlight the different ...

ZOMORODI: LiDAR stands for Light Detection and Ranging. It's the sensing technology that self-driving cars use to scan and make maps of the terrain around them.