Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 49, Issue 11, 20201044(2020)

Development and application of lidar mapping satellite

Yong Fang1...2, Bincai Cao1,2,*, Li Gao1,2, Haiyan Hu1,2, and Zhenzhi Jiang12 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Geo-information Engineering, Xi’an 710054, China
  • 2Xi’an Research Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Xi’an 710054, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Diagram of ICESat-2 ground beam geometry
    Comparison of photon counting lidar point cloud denoising effects
    Diagram of laser on-orbit calibration based on localized well-surveyed terrain
    Horizontal accuracy assessment of ICESat-2 using airborne data
    Distribution of elevation residuals before and after ICESat-2 and ZY-3 joint adjustment
    Diagram of multi-source terrain fusion
    Diagram of canopy height calculation based on ICESat-2 point clouds
    Schematic diagram of ICESat-2 shallow bathymetry. (a) Geographical location of Xisha Coral Island; (b) ICESat-2 photon profile point cloud and refraction correction effect; (c) Shallow water deep pseudo-color map
    • Table 1.

      Main technical specifications and applications of earth observation laser altimetry equipment at home and abroad

      国内外对地观测激光测高设备主要技术指标及用途

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      Table 1.

      Main technical specifications and applications of earth observation laser altimetry equipment at home and abroad

      国内外对地观测激光测高设备主要技术指标及用途

      Satellite/ payload Launch timeCollect methodBeam numberPulse width/ns Point interval/m Elevation accuracy/m Application
      SLA-01/021996/97Full waveform1107501.5Global elevation control point
      ICESat/GLAS2003Full waveform161700.15Sea ice, atmosphere, land, vegetation, etc.
      ZY3-022016Full waveform1735001.0Experimental measurement
      ICESat-2/ATLAS2018Photon counting61.50.70.1Sea ice, atmosphere, land, vegetation, etc.
      GEDI2018Full waveform814601.0Forest biomass
      GF-72019Full waveform24-829001.0Elevation control point
      LISTTo be launchedPhoton counting100010.70.1Earth observation
    • Table 2.

      Basic parameters of ICESat-2

      ICESat-2基本配置参数

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      Table 2.

      Basic parameters of ICESat-2

      ICESat-2基本配置参数

      ItemValue
      Orbital inclination/coverage92°;Covering 88° between north and south
      Orbit type91 days repeat orbit
      Orbit eight500 km
      Pointing control accuracy45 m
      Horizontal accuracy6.5 m
      Laser wavelength532 nm
      Laser repetition10 kHz
      Number of beams6 bundles, one strong and one weak to form 3 groups
      Beam spacing (vertical track)90 m within the strong and weak group, 3.3 km between the groups
      Point cloud interval (along track)0.7 m
      Footprint size<17.5 m
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    Paper Information

    Category: Issue-Space-borne laser altimetry technology

    Received: Sep. 15, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 4, 2021

    The Author Email: Cao Bincai (cbcontheway@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20201044

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