Lidars, scanning stationary objects (buildings, urban landscapes, open mine workings), are relatively cheap: because the object is stationary, then a special performance from a system of signal processing is required, and the cycle of measurement may take a long time (minutes). Just as at one time falling price levels and laser rangefinders, used in construction, we should expect further decline in prices for construction and mining lidar - a drop in prices is limited only by the value of precision optical scanning. Typical areas of application:
Mine Surveying - measurements of open excavation, construction of three-dimensional models of underground rock formations (including in conjunction with the seismographic instruments).
Construction - measurements of buildings, control deflection planes of the walls and supporting columns of the vertical (including dynamics), analysis of vibrations of walls and glazing. Measurements of pits, creating three-dimensional models of construction sites to assess the volume of earthworks.
Architecture - Construction of three-dimensional models of the urban environment to assess the impact of the proposed new buildings on the city's appearance.