Re:Picture of the actual 3D images? (Score 1)

Many firms already provide this sort of datasets to customers with deep enough pockets. This is just a specialized implementation of LiDAR, with cool data filtering. Firms like http://www.terrapoint.com/ provide these datasets all day long for various sorts of clients for various purposes. Resolution down to a few centimeters. Really fascinating stuff. This orgy of mapping is by no means over the top, in the world of geodsy there are very pressing needs for these sorts of data sets, like geological studies, and biological studies. Cool LiDAR datasets can be seen here: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImage s/images.php3?img_id=16721 and http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/ms helenslidar.html