Mobile mapping from vehicles is another technology that the Survey Industry will need to embrace. Google and Bing have acquired photography of just about everyones front garden or door across the entire world!
Topcon's have taken this a bit further.
Recipe for Mobile Mapping
Ingredients
- laser scanners,
- 360 degree camera
- GNSS antenna
- Inertial measurement unit
- Laptop
- Odometry from wheel encoders
- Lots of cables and programming
A drive through the countryside, town or city (doesn't sound like work does it!)
Product:
A complete geospatial data set that can used for asset management, GIS systems, modelling, impressing clients with fancy fly throughs, etc, etc
Mobile Mapping - Done!
Check out the videa of a recent mobile mapping project in San Francisco - Outstanding!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaidCajQSoo
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