Lasers Equipped Planes Map Out Rooftops Of New York City For Solar Power

Thanks to a plane equipped with laser, or more specifically Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), the plane was able to map out the rooftops of New York City thanks to laser pulses, which has also found use when mapping out forests and adaptive cruise control systems found in certain cars. The map was then used by the City University of New York (CUNY) to show that two-thirds of the city's rooftops are actually viable locations for solar panels and to generate solar power, enough power to power the entire city during the peak periods.

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