MRI: Acquisition of a 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanner for the Temporal-Morphological Study of Manmade and Natural Structures

随着成像技术的发展，科学家和工程师已经利用这些进步来远程感测我们生活的环境，以补充和/或取代原位测量。 遥感已发展到包括摄影、声纳、雷达、辐射测量和最近的激光雷达（光探测和测距）。该奖项将提供一个地面激光雷达系统，也称为3D地面激光扫描仪，供研究人员，研究学员和来自佛蒙特大学（UVM）的学生使用。该仪器将快速生成3D数字数据集，随着时间的推移，扫描将产生4D数据，可以捕获环境在几天，几个季节和/或几年内的演变。 该仪器将用于监测积雪、河床、农田和森林等自然环境。 此外，该工具还将用于评估已建成的历史、民用和交通基础设施。项目团队来自土木、电气和环境工程、地理、地质、林业和计算机科学等不同领域。3D地面激光扫描仪将为佛蒙特州唯一的研究型大学提供新的独特功能，并将使佛蒙特州大学的新跨学科研究和全州的新合作成为可能。此次收购也与UVM在交通、空间分析和复杂系统领域的现有实体产生了协同效应。最后，该仪器将通过增强工程课程和地理空间技术现有的未成年人为UVM学生提供新的机会。

As imaging technologies have developed, scientists and engineers have leveraged these advances to remotely sense the environments in which we live to complement and/or replace in situ measurements of the same. Remote sensing has evolved to include photography, sonar, radar, radiometry and most recently LiDAR (light detection and ranging). This award will provide a ground-based LiDAR system, also known as a 3D terrestrial laser scanner, for use by researchers, research trainees and students from throughout the University of Vermont (UVM). The instrument will rapidly produce 3D digital datasets and scans over time will result in 4D data that can capture the evolution of environments over days, seasons, and/or years. The instrument will be used to monitor natural environments such as snowpacks, streambeds, agricultural land and forests. In addition, the instrument will be used to assess built historic, civil and transportation infrastructure. The project team comes from diverse fields as civil, electrical and environmental engineering, geography, geology, forestry and computer science.The 3D terrestrial laser scanner will provide new and unique capabilities to the State of Vermont's only research University and will enable new interdisciplinary research at UVM and new collaborations throughout the State. The acquisition is also synergistic with existing entities at UVM working in the areas of transportation, spatial analysis and complex systems. Finally, the instrument will provide new opportunities for UVM students by enhancing the Engineering curriculum and an existing minor in Geospatial Technologies.