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What does Lidar mean?

LIDAR means LIght Detection And ranging

Lidar is a technology that determines the distance to an object through the use of laser pulses (that is why Lidar is also written out as laser Imaging Detection And ranging). The technology resembles the radar technology, radar uses radio waves, and Lidar uses light. The distance is determined by measuring the time elapsed between the transmitting of the pulse and the capture of the reflection of this. Read More

What does GPS mean?

GPS means Global positioning System

GPS is developed by the U.S. Army. It is a system of satellites in permanent orbits around the Earth. Every spot on Earth always sees at least 3 satellites, which are also needed to be able to do a positioning. This is done by means of radio waves and the fact that the position of the satellites is known. Read More