Using Riegl laser scanners supplied by 3D Laser Mapping, StratAG is now designing a new generation mobile mapping system (incorporating multispectral cameras), which will be used for tasks including safety risk assessment, perimeter security, 3D city modelling and environmental monitoring that builds-in landslide and flooding assessment.
StratAG – the Strategic Research Cluster in Advanced Geotechnologies – is based at NUI Maynooth and led by Professor Stewart Fotheringham. It brings together researchers from University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin and the Dublin Institute of Technology on a research programme in the area of advanced geotechnologies.
High precision mapping technology
The Riegl VQ-250 laser scanner has been specifically designed for the rapid 3D mapping of highways, runways, railways, infrastructure and buildings. Already proven within StreetMapper, it’s a very high speed, non-contact profile measuring system using a narrow infrared laser beam and fast line scanning mechanism to deliver a 360-degree field of view with high precision mapping to a range of 300 metres.
“We selected the Riegl technology as it offered the best performance,” commented research co-ordinator Dr Tim McCarthy. “The Riegl laser scanners will be combined with a high grade positioning system and eight multispectral cameras to create an advanced mobile mapping system that supports our research.”
The work of StratAG is focused on the generic themes of geospatial monitoring and early warning, and consists of four interlinked research strands: geospatial sensor technology and spatial data fusion, the development of algorithms for spatial data processing and modelling, the development of advanced visualisation techniques for spatial data and the delivery of integrated processed and filtered spatial data to locationally aware devices.
Frontline support and service
3D Laser Mapping is a global developer of laser scanning solutions for sectors such as mapping, mining and manufacturing, including the world’s most accurate mobile mapping system StreetMapper.
The organisation specialises in integrating laser scanning hardware with its own software and peripherals to create solutions at the cutting edge of technology. Through a worldwide network of distributors, 3D Laser Mapping is able to provide frontline support and service for a growing international client base.
