r/LiDAR is a subreddit with 17k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses lidar, looking for, point cloud, project, and cheap, 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
: "Outsourcing 16km+ NavVis Point Cloud Vectorization?"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Would love feedback on a LiDAR terrain ML project I’ve been working on"
3 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Updates for Getting Payment on the Aeva Technologies ($AEVA) $14M Settlement"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/LiDAR
#1
Lidar
: "iPhone Lidar/photogrammetry for documenting a historical castle ruin — advice needed"
15 posts
#2
Looking For
7 posts
#3
Point Cloud
: "Outsourcing 16km+ NavVis Point Cloud Vectorization?"
4 posts
#4
Project
2 posts
#5
Cheap
2 posts
#6
Scan
2 posts
#7
3d Vision
1 post
#8
Final Year
1 post
#9
Radar
1 post
#10
Stereoscopic Vision
1 post
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(72.3%)
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Last updated: October 25, 2026