Airborne laser scanning for the purpose of hydrodynamic modelling of Widawa river walley

Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) is a new technology for capturing data for a detailed Digital Terrain Model (DTM) determination, especially in shrubbed and wooded areas. This measurement technique enables 3D-reconstruction of the terrain and its topography with the resolution of point per m(2). ALS was applied for DTM generation of Widawa river valley. This DTM will facilitate hydrodynamic modelling. The measurements were taken by the panel of researches from Agricultural University of Wrocław in co-operation with the University of Stuttgart. In the project, the prototype of continous wave laser scanner ScaLARS was used.