LADAR System

Not merely a mapping system, the augmented LADAR can also serve as a system of spectrographic detection under the proper circumstances. The LADAR system does operate with an array of rapidly-scanning lasers, rather than a single emissive ping, so while its data is far more accurate than sonar it is slightly slower in its operation. In terms of spectrography, the laser array can be focused on one surface near or far to provide relatively accurate information about its chemical makeup. Moving too quickly can cause some update lag in the LADAR's environmental mapping, but as it stands LADAR is the most effective means of detecting the modern augmented optical cloak.
At Rank 1, the LADAR system needs a point of visual output to present its data. In a pinch, this can be (and often is) the individual's cybereyes or computer eyewear. This blinds the user to any visual input aside from their LADAR data. Otherwise, it can be presented to another display device - a palmscreen or projector RIG, whichever is handy.
At Rank 2, the LADAR system is advanced enough to interface directly with a user's cranial computer and cybereyes to present a collapsed ubiquitous view of its data as a display overlay, adding its side and rear data as a highly condensed peripheral field of view and updating that data in real time. While this takes some getting used to, the result is a solid sense of one's environment and local cloaking .
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