LiDAR mapping has helped to find four lost Roman roads so far, and there are hopes it will enable archaeologists to find many more - this 'light detection and ranging' laser mapping technology can ...

A detailed map for the outdoors lovers uses a laser-based terrain mapping technology called lidar (light detection and ranging) as the basis for three-dimensional map images of the Three Sisters.

The U.K.'s lidar maps were used primarily for environmental purposes, such as for planning flood defenses or tracking eroding coastlines. But last summer, the agency dumped all 11TB of its data ...

But lidar maps are expensive. Takeshi Inomata , an archaeologist at the University of Arizona, recently spent $62,000 on a map that covered 35 square miles, and even was deeply discounted.

Terrestrial LiDAR for 3D imaging has matured in the last decade. LiDAR for sustainable space mapping is more complex. NuView intends to disrupt this market.