By incorporating a commercial radar (the Cerberus Scout surveillance system), target detection reached 100 percent.

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America's C4ISR network provides everything from target detection and identification to navigational information.

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Most districts in India are close to the cure target but fall short on detection.

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Having lived through the experience with her mother, she decided to target other young adults with her early detection message.

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Like its cousins radar and sonar, lidar (light detection and ranging), works by broadcasting electromagnetic waves towards a target and then building up a picture from the reflection.

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