LIDAR 2018 Workshop

November 22, 2013
CICCADA Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University

Organizers:

Mitchell Erickson, DHS, mitchell.erickson@ at q.dhs.gov

Jie Gong, Rutgers University, jg931 at rci.rutgers.ed

Hank Mayer, Rutgers University, hmayer at ejb.rutgers.edu

Fred Roberts, Rutgers University, froberts at dimacs.rutgers.edu

Jennifer Rovito, Rutgers University, jrovito at ejb.rutgers.edu

Attendance by invitation (see call for participation).

Announcement

The Command, Control and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis (CCICADA), the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) and the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, the State University on New Jersey are planning a LIDAR 2018 Workshop in collaboration with the US Department of Homeland Security on November 22, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 2:40 PM at CCICADA at the Rutgers University Piscataway campus.

LIDAR (portmanteau of "light" and "radar.") is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light. Among other applications, LIDAR is useful for detailed mapping of terrain, elevation, structures, and change detection in disaster management at several levels. The field is rapidly maturing in capabilities, applications, and utility. This workshop will look at the current level of LIDAR practices in the NJ/NYC region, the successes from Super-storm Sandy, the future of the technology and potential future applications.

Note: The goal is to build a community and communicating across the research, application, and ultimate user communities rather than simply a day of PowerPoint presentations. We have scheduled half the workshop for overviews on aspects of LIDAR and half for breakouts where people from all three communities can interact, think about the possible applications and come out with ideas for future directions.