LANDMark Marine enables the creation of seamless models of near shore environments by providing a highly accurate georeferenced point cloud which integrates with equivalent multibeam sonar data.
LONDON, – OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2010 –
Applanix introduced the latest LANDMark Marine mobile mapping solution. LANDMark Marine enables the creation of
seamless models of near shore environments by providing a highly accurate
georeferenced point cloud which integrates with equivalent multibeam sonar
data.
“This is a significant advance for Applanix and our
marine customers,” said Peter Stewart, Product Manager Manager of Marine Systems
for Applanix. “Ports, harbours and other organizations involved in bathymetry
and charting have used multibeam sonar to measure, image and analyze the surface
below the waterline. LANDMark Marine produces a point cloud which complements
multibeam sonar with proven LiDAR capability, enabling our customers to produce
exceptionally accurate and seamless models, both above and below the waterline.
Where access to the shoreline is difficult or dangerous, LANDMark Marine allows
the efficient acquisition of precisely georeferenced information from a safe and
secure platform.”
Fully integrated
with the industry-leading POS MV™ and POSPac™ MMS georeferencing and motion
compensation suite, LANDMark Marine is a complete solution that comes ready to
mount and operate on any marine vessel. Key components include a 2 axis laser
scanner with built-in digital camera, complete control software for Microsoft
Windows-CE, XP or Vista, a boresighting software module for accurately and
repeatedly measuring Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to LiDAR misalignment
angles, as well as a data extraction and coordinate system conversion utility
for outputting point cloud data.
In order to capture
detailed information regarding an area of particular interest, LANDMark Marine
offers a unique “stop and stare” capability where, with the vessel held
nominally static, a raster scan is carried out over a period of a few minutes,
producing a particularly dense point cloud to enable detailed analysis.
The solution has application in a wide variety of
applications including:
· Environmental monitoring (erosion, disaster mapping, change detection,
habitat)
· Structural
analysis (docks, vessels, bridges, oil and gas platforms)
· Charting
· Port and harbour security
· As-built surveys
· Coastal zone management
· GIS source data
LANDMark Marine is available now through the Applanix
sales network. For more information about the system, visit: www.applanix.com
About Applanix Corporation
Applanix, a
Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), develops, manufactures, sells and supports
products and solutions for mobile mapping and positioning. Applanix’ products
and solutions are used in a variety of applications, including road profiling,
GIS data acquisition, aerial mapping, rapid response, railroad track maintenance
and seafloor mapping. Established in 1991, Applanix strives to support customers
around the world with exceptional service.
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