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Leica CityMapper-2
Leica CityMapper-2 High-Performance Urban Mapping Sensor

The Leica CityMapper-2 is an airborne lidar mapping system manufactured by Leica Geosystems. It combines hybrid oblique imaging and a lidar sensor to obtain visible and near-infrared (NIR) imagery for urban mapping. The lidar sensor operates at the 1064 nm wavelength and has a pulse repetition frequency of 2 MHz. It obtains images every 0.9 seconds at a spatial resolution of 0.5 m. The Leica CityMapper-2 can operate in altitudes ranging from 300 to 5,000 m above ground level (AGL) and has a vertical accuracy of around 5 cm.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Lidar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible Imagery
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Anthropogenic/human Influenced Ecosystems > Urban Lands
Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Human Settlements > Urban Areas
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared Imagery
Land Surface
0.9 s
0.5 m
281.7 THz
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Instrument Operation

SMAPVEX

Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment

2008—2022
United States, Canada, Iowa, Maryland, Arizona, Massachusetts, Manitoba
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5 Deployments
· 25 Data Products

Data Products