Imaging and mapping models today are formed from amalgams of radar images, yet a more advanced technology does exist.  LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) utilizes shorter wavelengths of light than typical radar pulses such that it is more sensitive to dissipated objects like clouds and gases.

LiDAR is highly effective on all terrain, and its application can be seen in forming image and data models from bathymetric charts to above-sea terrain mapping, to atmospheric and meteorological research.

A brief sampling of capabilities includes geodatabase design, field mapping, spatial modeling, web-based mapping, and custom application design.