1. Plural of lidar; systems that use laser pulses to measure distances and create detailed maps of terrain, objects, or environments.
Usage: technical; often used in contexts of surveying, autonomous vehicles, and remote sensing

Examples

• Autonomous vehicles rely on lidars to detect obstacles and navigate safely.
• Surveyors use lidars to create accurate topographic maps of mountainous regions.
• The new smartphones are equipped with lidars for improved depth sensing in photography.
• Lidars have revolutionized how archaeologists map buried structures without excavation.
• Multiple lidars on the drone provided comprehensive 3D data of the forest canopy.