Introduction to LiDAR Remote Sensing
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Cheng Wang is a Professor at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing. He received his Ph.D. degree in remote sensing from the University of Strasbourg, France, in 2005. He presently serves as Director of the LiDAR sub-committee of the Chinese National Committee of the International Society for Digital Earth (CNISDE). He has over 20 years of research experience in LiDAR remote sensing mechanism, LiDAR data processing, and LiDAR applications. He has been the Principal Investigator for over 15 national projects related to LiDAR in China. He has been teaching a LiDAR Remote Sensing course at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences for about 10 years. Prof. Wang has published more than 200 papers and four books and is the principal award recipient of 10 domestic science and technology prizes.
Xuebo Yang is a Research Assistant Professor at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. She received her B.E. degree in remote sensing science and technology from Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 2016 and received her Ph.D. degree in cartography and geographic information systems from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China, in 2021. Her research interests include the LiDAR remote sensing mechanisms, LiDAR sensor design, and LiDAR land applications.
Xiaohuan Xi is an Associate Professor at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. She received her M.S. degree in environmental geography from Peking University, Beijing, China, in 2000. Her research interests include LiDAR data acquisition, LiDAR urban application and agricultural application.
Sheng Nie is an Associate Professor at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. He received his B.E. degree in remote sensing science and technology from the Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 2012 and received his Ph.D. degree from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China, in 2017. His research interests include the multimode LiDAR data processing, LiDAR for topography surveying and mapping, and LiDAR vegetation applications.
Pinliang Dong is a Professor at the Department of Geography and the Environment, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, Texas, USA. He received his B.Sc. degree from Peking University, China, M.Sc. degree from the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ph.D. degree from the University of New Brunswick, Canada. His research interests include LiDAR data analysis and applications in forestry and vegetation mapping, urban environments, disaster damage assessment, and geosciences.