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'''LIDAR''' ('''LI'''ght '''D'''etection '''A'''nd '''R'''anging) is a technology similar to [[RADAR]] ('''RA'''dio '''D'''etection '''A'''nd '''R'''anging), but instead of using [[radio]] waves, LIDAR uses [[laser]] pulses to calculate how big and how far an object is. LIDAR was used in [[pre-warp civilization]]s, including those on [[Earth]]. The ''[[Ares IV]]'', which was used in the early [[Mars]] missions, had LIDAR when it was engulfed in a [[subspace]] [[anomaly]]. ({{VOY|One Small Step}})
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'''LIDAR''' ('''LI'''ght '''D'''etection '''A'''nd '''R'''anging) was a technology that used [[laser]] pulses to calculate the size, speed and distance of an object.
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LIDAR was used in [[pre-warp civilization]]s, including those on [[Earth]]. The ''[[Ares IV]]'' [[command module]], which was used in the early [[Mars]] missions, had LIDAR when it became engulfed in a [[subspace]] [[anomaly]]. ({{VOY|One Small Step}})
   
 
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== External link ==
 
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===See also===
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*[[RADAR]]; a similar technique that utilized ''[[radio]]'' waves projected through the [[air]].
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*[[SONAR]]; a similar technique that utilized ''sound'' waves projected [[water|underwater]].
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== External link ==
 
* {{wikipedia}}
 
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Revision as of 03:13, 18 April 2013

LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) was a technology that used laser pulses to calculate the size, speed and distance of an object.

LIDAR was used in pre-warp civilizations, including those on Earth. The Ares IV command module, which was used in the early Mars missions, had LIDAR when it became engulfed in a subspace anomaly. (VOY: "One Small Step")

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See also

  • RADAR; a similar technique that utilized radio waves projected through the air.
  • SONAR; a similar technique that utilized sound waves projected underwater.

External link