Acquisition Planning

With LiDAR sensors it is not necessary to specify standard flying heights as the different sensors each have variable requirements for flying height in order to meet project specifications. The principal flight planning parameters then are the point density and overlap required for the project. With LiDAR sensors, storage is handled via ruggedized mass storage usually in the form of removable hard disk drives or flash drives depending on the sensor in use. Figure 1-7 shows a flight diagram with planned flight lines and cross flight lines that are used for calibration.