Geomatics program have recently purchased an Optech model 1210 ALTM system, at a cost exceeding one million dollars.
Additional processing can remove ground clutter due to vegetation and buildings.
Above is a comparison of ALTM data with USGS data in Broward County, Florida. The left figure is a USGS 30 meter DEM and the right figure is an IHC 30 meter DEM produced from ALTM data. Three-dimensional view of gridded ALTM data collected at Young's Circle near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The image is facing northwest. 3-D rendering was produced in ER Mapper.