Editing Lidar (section)

===Transport===
[[File:Ouster_OS1-64_lidar_point_cloud_of_intersection_of_Folsom_and_Dore_St,_San_Francisco.png|thumb|A point cloud generated from a moving car using a single [[Ouster (company)|Ouster]] OS1 lidar]]
Lidar has been used in the railroad industry to generate asset health reports for asset management and by departments of transportation to assess their road conditions. CivilMaps.com is a leading company in the field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://civilmaps.com/accelerating-road-and-pavement-condition-surveys-processing-implications/ |title=CivilMaps.com accelerating road and pavement condition surveys |publisher=Civil Maps |date=2015-03-15 |access-date=2015-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111907/http://civilmaps.com/accelerating-road-and-pavement-condition-surveys-processing-implications/ |archive-date=2015-04-02 }}</ref> Lidar has been used in [[Adaptive Cruise Control|adaptive cruise control]] (ACC) systems for automobiles. Systems such as those by Siemens, Hella, Ouster and Cepton use a lidar device mounted on the front of the vehicle, such as the bumper, to monitor the distance between the vehicle and any vehicle in front of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070218131830.htm |title=Bumper-mounted lasers |publisher=Sciencedaily.com |date=2007-02-27 |access-date=2013-05-06}}</ref> In the event where the vehicle in front slows down or is too close, the ACC applies the brakes to slow the vehicle. When the road ahead is clear, the ACC allows the vehicle to accelerate to a speed preset by the driver. Refer to the Military section above for further examples. A lidar-based device, the [[Ceilometer]], is used at airports worldwide to measure the height of clouds on runway approach paths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/media/asos/ASOS%20Implementation/CL31%20Implementation%20Plan%20_FINAL_%2011-14-2008.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.weather.gov/media/asos/ASOS%20Implementation/CL31%20Implementation%20Plan%20_FINAL_%2011-14-2008.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Implementation Plan|last=U.S. Department of Commerce|date=14 November 2008|website=weather.gov}}</ref>