NORCROSS, Ga., March 9, 2012
– Woolpert has purchased a new Leica ALS70-HP airborne laser scanner
and upgraded its existing ALS60 LiDAR. The company said the
superior power of the ALS70 and upgraded ALS60 laser scanners will
enable it to complete large-area statewide mapping projects as well as numerous
other LiDAR acquisitions, faster than previously possible. “The power of
the Leica ALS70 will allow us to fly higher and faster while still
achieving the desired accuracy and point density,” said Jeff
Lovin, Woolpert senior vice president and director of Geospatial Services.
“The ALS70 will allow us to provide greater efficiency to our clients.”
Based
in Dayton, Ohio, Woolpert is a national geospatial, architecture and
engineering firm and was among the first to purchase a commercial LiDAR
system. With six aircraft deployed, the firm has become the leader in statewide
mapping projects, flying tens of thousands of square miles per year with its
airborne LiDAR and camera systems. Woolpert has owned and operated
every LiDAR scanner in the Leica ALS series, including the ALS40,
ALS50, and ALS60.
“Since
1999 when Woolpert purchased its first commercial LiDAR system, it
has been an innovator in the application of high-accuracy elevation data in
topographic mapping for many disciplines,” said Jean Gardiner, general manager
of Leica Geospatial Solutions. “The unique Point Density Multiplier technology
makes our LiDARs the most productive available, and the ALS70-HP can be
upgraded to the higher-flying-height ALS70-HA configuration.”
The Leica ALS70
has a 500 kHz maximum effective pulse rate, designed specifically for
high-density point collection in diverse environments. The Leica ALS70-HP
version purchased by Woolpert was developed for general purpose mapping
over a wide variety of terrain at different flying heights. The
upgraded ALS60 offers a complete transformation to the ALS70-HP configuration,
with effective pulse rate and scanning capabilities identical to the ALS70.
“We
upgraded the ALS60 for consistent data collection in our large-area
projects where we deploy multiple aircraft simultaneously,” said Lovin.
In
addition to large-area statewide mapping, Woolpert plans to expand its use
of the Leica scanners into what it sees as a rapidly growing market for
high-accuracy LiDAR data sets. According to Lovin, Woolpert clients
in the geospatial, architecture and engineering design arena are
increasingly asking for high-density LiDAR point data for true 3D
mapping applications, and the firm plans to deploy the
new Leica ALS70 and upgraded ALS60 to serve those markets.
For
more information about Woolpert, visitwww.woolpert.com.
Additional details about the Leica ALS series LiDAR scanners can be
found atwww.leica-geosystems.us.
Woolpert Buys Leica ALS70, Upgrades ALS60, for Enhanced LiDAR Acquisitions
March 9, 2012
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