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  "id": 15887271,
  "title": "NASA’s CASALS Instrument Bridges Gaps in 3D Maps of Earth’s Surface",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/nasas-casals-instrument-bridges-gaps-in-3d-maps-of-earths-surface",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T12:17:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/technology-highlights/nasas-casals-instrument-bridges-gaps-in-3d-maps-of-earths-surface/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "From orbit, today’s space-based laser instruments measure Earth’s forests and terrain one narrow line at a time. Between those lines are enormous gaps that include millions of acres of land scientists never directly measure. NASA’s CASALS instrument will blend machine learning with an ultra-compact lidar instrument to adaptively ‘sweep’ large swaths of Earth’s surface. This […] The post NASA’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}