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speculating: Lidar from a plane?

Imagine a route like this, except many lanes. I was trying to find a pic I saw the other day of one over NYC

slightly better:

I do this sort of stuff for work. Plane borne lidar is typically only part of the answer, and usually a hybrid acquisition model is required.

Are there drones that can provide similar products at parity (versus needing aircraft)?