Seven Ways 3D Lidar Is Transforming Our Physical World | Sciences & Technology | Scoop.it
From readwrite.com - October 16, 2013 2:32 PM

"Picture a technology that creates perfect 3D replicas used for archeological discovery, crime-scene investigation and virtual-reality entertainment—and I'm not talking about the Enterprise Holodeck. Far from science fiction, it already exists and it's called lidar..."