r/LiDAR is a subreddit with 16k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses lidar, looking for, 3d, recommendations, and iphone, and they frequently recommend/review sensor.
LIDAR ([Light Detection And Ranging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIDAR)) is an optical remote sensing technology that can measure the distance to, or other properties of, targets by illuminating the target with laser light and analyzing the backscattered light.
LIDAR technology has applications in geomatics, archaeology, geography, geology, geomorphology, seismology, forestry, remote sensing, atmospheric physics, airborne, laser altimetry, and digital terrain modelling.
Popular Themes in r/LiDAR
#1
Solution Requests
: "Other websites like Boydsmaps?"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Desperately looking for a dense, RGB-colored, Forest Point Cloud for a VFX project"
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Looking for beta testers for a LiDAR point cloud editor app"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/LiDAR
#1
Lidar
: "Built a classical perception pipeline (no deep learning for detection) on infrastructure Lidar - here's what actually broke"
47 posts
#2
Looking For
7 posts
#3
3d
: "3d Maker pro Raven testing terrible results"
6 posts
#4
Recommendations
: "Lidar recommendation"
6 posts
#5
Iphone
: "Looking for a developer to use Iphone Lidar and point to cloud!"
4 posts
#6
Point Cloud
: "Desperately looking for a dense, RGB-colored, Forest Point Cloud for a VFX project"
4 posts
#7
Measurement
: "Has anyone had success with iPhone LiDAR apps for Landscaping?"
4 posts
#8
Sensor
: "Looking for LiDAR Sensor – Rent / Used"
3 posts
#9
Budget
3 posts
#10
Point
: "Implemented manifold-knn for my Point Cloud Viewer"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/LiDAR
Sensor
4 reviews
#1
DJI
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Riegl
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Velodyne
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/LiDAR
Yearly
+6k members(66.7%)
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Last updated: August 28, 2026