Adopting Smarter Technologies for Topographical Mapping
LandScope Engineering were recently commissioned to undertake a highway topographical survey along a busy road junction in Bedford. The project was designed around a combination of mobile mapping complimented with traditional acquisition methods. We proposed the use of our Topcon IP-S3 mobile mapping system as it offers numerous benefits within a highways environment including;
- rapid and efficient data acquisition without the need for traffic management
- removes the risk of having survey personnel working on the live-carriageway
We captured a detailed high-resolution point cloud and 360° panoramic image set across the whole survey area which led to efficient topographical extraction and verification workflows.
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The expected survey accuracies were achieved through measured ground control points which were used to further constrain the mobile mapping data set.
Our client was issued with a detailed AutoCAD drawing which may be used in future to meet more advanced 3D modelling requirements. Additionally, a subset of the data has been made available to view via the Orbit GT 3D Mapping Cloud, a powerful hosting platform available through the browser which optimises and integrates 3D data sets (imagery, point clouds and other GI data) into one homogeneous model.
