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Laser_RF  

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  • A laser rangefinder is a rangefinder which uses a laser beam to determine the distance to an object with great accuracy. The laser range finder, measures distance by timing the interval between the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves, but it employs visible or infrared light rather than radio pulses. Laser range finders can accurately measure distances of 0.2 inch (0.5 cm) up to 1 mile (1.61 km). It is especially useful in surveying rough terrain where remote points have to be located between rocks and brush. (en)

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  • 2017-06-27 14:33:47.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (Laser_RF [0be9c8a4-d29d-4046-ad10-4ca80c765ee6,309697] - Laser Ranging [942876b3-fbd5-43d9-9e1f-170682f7b5b3,290617]);
  • 2017-06-27 14:34:45.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Laser Range Finder language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: A laser rangefinder is a rangefinder which uses a laser beam to determine the distance to an object with great accuracy. The laser range finder, measures distance by timing the interval between the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves, but it employs visible or infrared light rather than radio pulses. Laser range finders can accurately measure distances of 0.2 inch (0.5 cm) up to 1 mile (1.61 km). It is especially useful in surveying rough terrain where remote points have to be located between rocks and brush. language code: en);

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