Introduction to GEDI Full Waveform Lidar for Terrestrial Applications
In this section:
Fundamentals of Lidar Remote Sensing:
- Compare active vs. passive remote sensing
- Basic lidar measurement principle
- Lidar platforms (terrestrial, airborne, spaceborne)
- Key biophysical parameters (canopy height, topography)
Full Waveform Lidar from the GEDI Mission:
- Discrete return vs. full waveform vs. single-photon lidar
- Introduction to full waveform lidar and the GEDI Mission
- Waveform overview
- Relative Height (RH) metrics
- Limitations of spaceborne lidar: geolocation error
Take Part 1 of the ARSET training
Source: Naiara Pinto and Savannah Cooley.
This portion of the training is published as Part 1 of the ARSET training series “Spaceborne Lidar for Monitoring Vegetation Structure and Biomass using GEDI.”