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?"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Desperately looking for a dense, RGB-colored, Forest Point Cloud for a VFX project"
7 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I built an open-source tool that turns national LiDAR (FR/NL/CH/NO) into offline relief maps for your phone"
1 post
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
: "Lidar in Iphone"
4 posts
#6
Point Cloud
: "Desperately looking for a dense, RGB-colored, Forest Point Cloud for a VFX project"
4 posts
#7
Measurement
: "BYD Deploys Vi-LiDAR Volume Measurement System to Solve Bulk Material In..."
4 posts
#8
Sensor
: "Looking for LiDAR Sensor – Rent / Used"
3 posts
#9
Budget
: "Best Budget 3D scanner for starting a pregnancy belly sculpture business?"
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
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+7k members(70.1%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026