The laser that's changing the world : the amazing stories behind lidar, from 3D mapping to self-driving cars /: the amazing stories behind lidar, from 3D mapping to self-driving cars. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Todd Neff.
• Authors: Neff, Todd, 1968-
• Contents: Hutchie -- Enter the laser -- Into thin air -- Plane crashes, hailstorms, and distant planets -- Take the plunge -- Disco ball in space -- Zapping Mars, Moon, Mercury, and even Earth -- Land and ice -- Trees and archaeological treasures -- Glass half full -- Firepond -- Map quest -- Atoms to bytes -- Hit the road (slowly) -- Debacle in the desert -- The road ahead -- Glue, drones, and radioactive pipes.
• Publisher Details: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621.3848; Optical radar -- Industrial applications; Optical radar -- History; Optical radar -- Social aspects; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Lasers & Photonics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical; Optical radar; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781633884670; 1633884678
• Related ISBNs: 9781633884663
• Notes: Note: Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.