HQV: Why LiDAR?

  LiDAR

LiDAR technology is a system that generate three-dimensional precise measurement of distances based in light pulses that are invisible to human eye. This process takes just nanoseconds to perform.

The main advantages of LiDAR include:

• the light source is an integrated part of the solution

• LiDAR sensors use an eye-safe laser to emit light pulses which light up the desired area

• unlike cameras, they function independently of the ambient lighting.

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LiDAR is a pulsed laser that records the time it takes - at nano-second speeds - for that signal to return to source, enabling it to generate a 3D model with greater accuracy than just a simple camera ever could. Think of it like the way a bat 'sees' the world around it through echolocation; those pulses create an image.

The first three-dimensional LiDAR sensor was introduced more than a decade ago. The spinning unit cost around $75,000 and was significantly larger than a smartphone. To incorporate LiDAR sensors into its recent iPad Pro and iPhone Pro devices, Apple needed produce them in a smaller and inexpensive format. With Apple’s incorporation of LiDAR, you can access this revolutionary technology and start using Croptracker’s HQV with your compatible phone or tablet to scan crops and streamline your operation.

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