Intro to LIDAR 3D

LEFT EYE/STANDARD 2D: This version is the left eye for stereoscopic 3D presentations. You can also download this video for standard 2D presentations!For complete transcript, click here.

RIGHT EYE: This version is the right eye for stereoscopic 3D presentations.

SIDE-BY-SIDE: This version is rendered in the side-by-side format used by some stereoscopic 3D displays.

ANAGLYPH (RED/BLUE): This version is in anaglyph (red/blue) and can be viewed in 3D using common red/blue 3D glasses. You may have a pair lying around at home!

This animation depicts using LIDAR to count craters on the moon.

Animation depicting using LIDAR to measure the height and density of Earth's forests.

Animation depicting using LIDAR to measure small changes in Earth's ice over time.

Animation depicting the sun rising from Earth orbit.

Animation depicting LRO's LOLA LIDAR instrument rotating against a grid background.

Animation depicting a laser pulse leaving from a LIDAR instrument onboard a satellite. The pulse hits the ground and returns to the instrument. A counter indicates the measurement of the time it took the pulse to make its trip.

Animation depicting LIDAR instrumentation onboard a satellite making multiple measurements as it passes over a landscape. A graph showing the measurements is overlaid, showing how the instrument is effectively making a "map" of the landscape from space.

Animation depicting a flyover of the Linn? Crater on the moon.

Animation depicting a zoom-in to LRO's LOLA LIDAR instrument.

Animation depicting various methods of obtaining a 3D map of the moon's surface. Methods shown include estimation of height based on shadows, stereoscopic photography, and finally, LIDAR measurement.

Animation depicting a flyover of a simulated moon surface.