EarthData Expands Sensor Suite With Leica LIDAR System

With the addition of a new state-of-the-art Leica ALS40 Airborne Laser Scanner, EarthData (Manassas, Va.) has expanded its sensor suite to meet an even wider range of client needs for elevation data. The new system augments the company's existing LIDAR capability with greatly increased pulse-and-scan rates of multi-return intensity capture, as well as automatic roll stabilization. These are all critical components for the efficient production of high-resolution, LIDAR-derived elevation data.

EarthData provides clients with customized mapping and GIS products and services to support a wide range of land-use, resource management, and engineering activities. Leica Geosystems offers a wide range of systems for mapping personnel including GIS professionals, production photogrammetrists, engineers, and remote sensing analysts.

For further information please contact Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping Division, 2801 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30329. Tel: (404) 248-9000. E-mail: [email protected].

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