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Sensors 2012, 12, 4534-4558; doi:10.3390/s120404534 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article The Application of LiDAR to Assessment of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Deployment Potential in a Municipal District Unit Ha T. Nguyen 1, Joshua M. Pearce 2,*, Rob Harrap 3 and Gerald Barber 4 1 Department of Geography and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; E-Mail: nguyetha@ 2 Department of Materials Science Engineering and Department of Electrical Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931, USA 3 Department of Geological Sciences Geological Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; E-Mail: harrap@ 4 Department of Geography, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; E-Mail: barberg@queensu.ca * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: pearce@; Tel.: +1-906-487-1466; Fax: +1-906-487-2934. Received: 9 February 2012; in revised form: 28 March 2012 / Accepted: 29 March 2012 / Published: 10 April 2012 Abstract: A methodology is provided for the application of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) to automated solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment analysis on the regional scale. Challenges in urban information extraction and management for solar PV deployment assessment are determined and quantitative solutions are offered . This paper provides the following contributions: (i) a methodology that is consistent with recommendations from e