Download or read book Guidelines for the Use of Mobile LIDAR in Transportation Applications written by Michael James Olsen and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2013 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 748: Guidelines for the Use of Mobile LIDAR in Transportation Applications presents guidelines for the application of mobile 3D light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology to the operations of state departments of transportation. Mobile LIDAR uses laser scanning equipment mounted on vehicles in combination with global positioning systems (GPS) and inertial measurement units (IMU) to rapidly and safely capture large datasets necessary to create highly accurate, high resolution digital representations of roadways and their surroundings. " -- Publisher's description.