How to Manipulate and Generate Meaningful Geospatial Products From Point Cloud Data
LiDAR360 is a comprehensive point cloud post-processing software that includes a variety of toolsets to efficiently visualize, manipulate and generate meaningful geospatial products from point cloud data.
Geospatial Data Services
GVI offers geospatial data processing services through its LiCloud platform. Users can upload their preprocessed images and/or Lidar data to LiCloud then generate a wide variety of deliverables on-demand. LiCloud can also be used to automate the processing of POS/ trajectory data as well as the Lidar and imagery collected with GVI’s LiAir, LiBackpack, and LiEagle hardware systems.
The processing team at GVI will manually produce Lidar and imagery-derived deliverables georeferenced to user-specified coordinate reference systems. Products can also be tailored to meet specific spatial data standards (e.g. ASPRS). Delivered datasets are in customer-defined output file formats or spatial geodatabases that GVI’s processing team can customize the structure of and add attributes to.
LiCloud users can log in to their account to download data processing results, manage their projects, and viewpoint cloud as well as trajectory information. The LiCloud platform also allows customers to keep track of their automated flight plans for data collection and to access the GVI Technical Support Portal. Strict confidentiality agreements and security protocols keep each customer’s data safe and secure while it is processed and stored on LiCloud.
Photogrammetry Services
GVI offers customers a long list of photogrammetry services including, feature point extraction/matching, bundle block adjustment, camera self-calibration, dense reconstruction, DEM/DSM generation, smart ortho-mosaicking, true orthophoto generation, stitching line editing, data visualization and analysis.
Lidar Processing and Analysis Services
Lidar services offered by GVI include boresight calibration, point cloud classification, terrain product (e.g. DEM, DSM & DTM) generation, and more. GVI data-post-processing experts can handle Lidar captured from airborne, backpack and mobile platforms. GVI’s complete data post-processing solution for the inspection of electrical transmission towers and power lines is especially mature. With the help of GVI, utility companies are able to leverage Lidar and high-resolution imagery to better analyse real-time and simulated working conditions that impact the safety and reliability of critical electrical grid assets.
POS Processing Services
LiCloud provides an easy-to-use and affordable solution for automating the processing of high-accuracy POS (trajectory) data from GNSS/IMU information.
GVI's Industrial Applications
The LiDAR360 Framework Module lays the foundation for the entire GreenValley International (GVI) software suite. With TB-level processing power, the Framework Module contains powerful tools for effectively interacting and manipulating Lidar point cloud data acquired from any laser scanning device. Popular functions found in the Framework Module include Data Management, Automatic Strip Alignment, and Point Cloud Classification. Framework users can also choose to upgrade their LiDAR360 software to include additional application-specific modules such as Powerline Inspection, Forestry, Mining, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), Topographic Survey, Geological Analysis, Agriculture, Security & Protection.
Mining
• Functions for build 3D point cloud mesh
models of mining tunnels and cavities
• Section analysis tools that can be used to
estimate the mine yields
• Calculators for determining stockpile
volumes
Powerline Inspection
• Detect clearance zone danger
points and identify hazards automatically
• Generate inspection reports that can be used to inform electric
utility operations that aim to manage vegetation, remove
dangerous trees adjust electric transmission lines, etc.
• Generate the flight routes for the transmission tower inspection
based on the point cloud data
• Execute transmission tower
inspection flight missions via UAVspecific flight control Apps
AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction)
• Tools for vectorizing/digitizing boundaries, measuring
dimensions, and identifying the locations of specific properties
to provide foundational data for site planning, construction, or topographic mapping.
• Features that can be used to map road networks efficiently
and provide accurate data to inform urban planning projects,
transportation analyses, route planning exercises, etc.
• Create digital-twin representations of real-world builds and
generate reliable information for infrastructure life-cycle planning
• Powerful volume measurement, change detection, and
acceptance check tools for construction management
Agriculture
• Detect clearance zone danger points and identify hazards automatically
• Generate inspection reports that can be used to inform electric
utility operations that aim to manage vegetation, remove
dangerous trees adjust electric transmission lines, etc.
• Generate the flight routes for the transmission tower inspection
based on the point cloud data
• Execute transmission tower inspection flight missions via UAVspecific
flight control Apps
Forestry
• Tools for automatically calculate forest metrics
including elevation, intensity, canopy cover, LAI, etc.
• Regression tools for deriving forest parameters
that cannot be directly extracted from Lidar
point clouds (e.g. above-ground biomass and stem volume)
• Individual tree segmentation tools that can be
parameterized to perform optimally on a variety
of forest types and Lidar datasets
• Individual tree biometric measurement
extraction tools that can provide forest inventory
data (e.g. tree locations, tree heights, DBH, crown diameters, etc.)
Topographic Survey
• Classify Lidar ground points quickly and accurately
• Generate DEM, DSM, contour line, and TIN
elevation products from ground classified points
• Vertical cross-section creation and analysis tools
Security & Protection
• Monitor the movement of people and traffic
• Detect abnormal patterns of behaviour in target areas
• Recognize and extract the specific physical target objects in real-time
Geological Analysis
• Functions for identifying areas with high
probability of geological failure
• Change detection and deviation analysis tools
that allows users to analyse the magnitude of geologic events
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