iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner: Why Does a Tablet Need Space Technology?

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In March 2020, Apple presented the new iPad Pro . The updated Magic Keyboard with backlit keys and a trackpad made the tablet a real alternative to a laptop. In addition to new cameras, processor, audio system bulgaria mobile database display, the iPad Pro now has a LiDAR scanner. With its help, the tablet implements 3D analysis technology for the environment. What is it and why does the user need it?


LIDAR - what is it?
LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology has been used in aircraft manufacturing since the middle of the last century. Like a radar, the device emits pulses that are reflected from objects and returned to the receiver. Only instead of radio waves, it uses laser or LED light. Depending on the response time, the program calculates the distance to the object.

With the advent of GPS, LIDAR began to be used to solve geodetic problems. For example, to create three-dimensional maps of the area, digital models of relief and landscape.


LiDAR technology was successfully used on the Apollo 15 spacecraft in 1971 to map the Moon.


In 2018, scientists used laser lidar to survey the Guatemalan jungle from above. The scans revealed more than 60,000 Mayan ruins that were previously hidden beneath the dense canopy of the rainforest.

Light scanning is also used by climatologists to monitor coastal erosion, track carbon accumulation in forestry, study the composition of the atmosphere, and study clouds and evaporation.

LIDAR is also used for navigation in self-driving cars. Drones use video cameras, scanners, and radars to analyze surrounding objects with an accuracy of up to 10 cm. This combination allows the car to move without human intervention. Apple uses the technology in a similar way.