Jie Shan received his PhD in photogrammetry and remote sensing from Wuhan University, China. Since then he has worked as faculty at universities in China, Sweden, and the United States, and has been a research fellow in Germany. Currently, he is an associate professor in geomatics engineering at the school of Civil Engineering of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, where he teaches subjects in photogrammetry and remote sensing, and geospatial information science and technology. His research interests are digital mapping, geospatial data mining, and urban modeling. He is a recipient of multiple academic awards and author/coauthor of over 100 scientific papers.

Charles K. Toth has PhDs in electrical engineering and geoinformation science from the University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, and is currently a senior research scientist with the Ohio State University Center for Mapping. His research expertise covers broad areas of 2D/3D signal processing, spatial information systems, airborne imaging, surface extraction and modeling, integrating and calibrating of multisensor systems, multisensory geospatial data acquisition systems, and mobile mapping technology. His references are represented by over 150 scientific/technical papers.

Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Editors. Contributors. Introduction to Laser Ranging, Profiling, and Scanning. Terrestrial Laser Scanners. Airborne and Spaceborne Laser Profilers and Scanners.LiDAR Systems and Calibration. Pulsed Laser Altimeter Ranging Techniques and Implications for Terrain Mapping. Georeferencing Component of LiDAR Systems. Full-Waveform Analysis for Pulsed Laser Systems. Strip Adjustment. Accuracy, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control of Light Detection and Ranging Mapping. Data Management of Light Detection and Ranging. LiDAR Data Filtering and Digital Terrain Model Generation. Forest Inventory Using Laser Scanning. Integration of LiDAR and Photogrammetric Data: Triangulation and Orthorectification. Feature Extraction from Light Detection and Ranging Data in Urban Areas. Global Solutions to Building Segmentation and Reconstruction. Building and Road Extraction from LiDAR Data. Progressive Modeling of 3D Building Rooftops from Airborne LiDAR and Imagery. A Framework for Automated Construction of Building Models from Airborne LiDAR Measurements. Quality of Buildings Extracted from Airborne Laser Scanning Data-Results of an Empirical Investigation on 3D Building Reconstruction. Index.