LIDAR

In the world richest biotope, wetlands, and specially floodplains, remain particularly active zones in terms of nutrients, biodiversity, flows spreading, sediment transfer and human activities. Today, these sensitive zones are facing increasing human pressures and augmentation in frequency and intensity of extreme hydrological events. The impact of such extreme events on floodplain ecology and biogeochemistry is still difficult to assess. In this context, hydrodynamic models are attractive tools…

Introduction In this contemporary time, people live in a world where “computing power” are used for making lives easier – from robots used in factories for production or manufacturing to drones being used to deliver packages with ease. One particular topic of “computing power” though as mentioned in Jerome, Alain, & Eva (2013) is the fast improvement of autonomous vehicles or self-driving cars. There are a number of positive features regarding self-driving cars one example is allowing the…

in a given location. The two types of remote sensing are passive and active. Passive detects natural energy that is reflected from the sight. An example of passive remote sensing is satellite imagery. Two examples of active remote sensing are the LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Laser Altimeters. LIDAR’s are able to identify how far away an object or area is based on a beam of light. Field surveying, the succeeding method we will go over, is when we start our search in hope of finding…

I am writing to express my appreciation for the opportunity to serve the Town of Fairplay as a police officer and police chief over the past 5 years. When I accepted the position of police chief in July, 2014 I assumed responsibility for a department decimated by the dishonorable, unethical and illegal behavior of former employees. As a long-time resident of the Town I was faced with finding another job and uprooting my family or staying and taking on the task of rebuilding the department. I…

Steven Spielberg’s upcoming movie Ready Player One, based on the novel by Ernest Cline, explores the possibilities of a completely virtual world *modern day allusion to book/movie*. Taking place in the year 2045, Earth has been brought to its knees by climate change and a worldwide energy crisis, not to mention famine, disease, poverty and war: elements for a classic sci-fi dystopian future. But as Earth collapses, a globally networked virtual reality world called OASIS provides a substitute for…

In the World today, technology is evolving at an unimaginable rate. There are advancements happening in medicine and in engineering that was thought to be distant only a few years ago, and some that were only dreamt of in the 20th century. One of these many advancements has been in the creation of autonomous cars which have started emerging all around the world by companies like Google, Tesla, and some major car companies. Although there are some who are skeptical of the automation of cars with…

“One of the most common ways is by accident” (Jew 8); but other more scientific methods utilized are: surveys, remote sensing, and aerial (lidar mapping). Once a site is found it is categorized “according to four categories: location, age, function, cultural group” (Jew 5); and an interpretation of the site is then made based on these categorizes, and the data and materials collected. Three…

industry itself still has some catching up to do as well. Companies use sensors that are almost too outdated already - cameras and lasers are easily affected by bad weather and even poorly-lit areas can cause major problems. The preferred new sensor, lidar, is a popular choice, but at the moment is extremely costly to produce, at around $8000 per vehicle (Lienert 2016). However, this cost is projected to decrease substantially in the coming years. At the moment, it seems that the…

First of all, everyday new technological advancement, great innovation and advanced technology appear that could change our life. As the time goes, many of those have changed a lot of things in different sectors such as: economy, health, business, education and social life. One of the most affected innovations is car. Cars have affected our social life in many ways so it made our tasks easier, faster and more comfortable. It helped us to communicate and corporate with each other easily. Before…

Mark is sleeping soundly on a Monday morning. His bedroom is completely dark, without the slightest presence of light. As the time approaches six-thirty, Mark’s alarm clock chimes. “Beep! Beep! Beep!” “Lucy.” Mark says sleepily as he wakes up. “Open the blinds.” Digital blinds dissolve into the bedroom windows, and the room is flooded with the first light of the morning sunrise. Mark’s room is now illuminated and fully visible. After lifting himself out of bed, Mark makes his way to the bathroom…