How the Technology Works
LSAP conducts the following steps automatically:
- Selection of the data collection of the target area
- Filtering of redundant data, such as; take-off, landing, and turning
- Trajectory calculation
- Generation of laser point clouds
- Adjustment of the height difference between the air strips
- Precise RGB attribution to the points during laser geo-referencing
- LiDAR system calibration value applied to data processing for accuracy control
- Separate folder creation for finished data while raw data is kept in a different file
The data obtained has the following characteristics:
- Edge-matched data for the target area only
- Global positioning coordinates
- Ready for distance measuring and area, or volume, calculation
- RGB value on each point
- Data accuracy equivalent to post-processing
LSAP is Making Headlines
Check out the two press releases below – one from Inside Unmanned Systems who published the news the day LSAP was announced. In the second, you can learn more about the competition LidarSwiss competed in at Geo Week 2023.
LSAP Use Case #3
Nano Vux 1 on FreeFly Alta-X
An area of 310 acres in East Tennessee was flown on September 24, 2023.
The mission was 27 flight lines altogether. After proper set-up was complete, the entire mission took 1.5 hours (including takeoff and landing) and the data was ready at landing.
Trajectory in Google Earth
Orthophoto
PPK Results vs. LSAP Results
- Flying Height: 80m
- Speed: 7m/sec
- 27 Flights Lines Altogether
- Flight Lines Adjusted and Edge-Matched
- Satellite RTK
- L-Band Correction
- No Basestation
- No Human Invention
LSAP Use Case #2
Micro Vux 22 on DL-160
An area of 0.2km² in Eastern China was flown on September 7, 2023.
The mission was 4 flight lines altogether. After proper set-up was complete, the entire mission took 19 minutes (including takeoff and landing) and the data was ready at landing.
LSAP Interface
Colorized Point Cloud – 50 pts/㎡
Digital Surface Model
- Flying Height: 200m
- Speed: 8m/sec
- 4 Flights Lines Altogether
- Flight Lines Adjusted and Edge-Matched
- Satellite RTK
- No Basestation
- No Human Invention
Inaugural Use Case
Nano Vux 3 on M600
Our first use case took place in China on July 26, 2023. Our customer needed to map a small village in the eastern part of the country. The area is about 0.1km² and the accuracy requirement was 5cm. RGB attribution was needed. Our Nano Vux 3 equipped with LSAP was used for the project and a DJI M600 was the platform.
The mission was 6 flight lines altogether. After proper set-up was complete, the entire mission took 10 minutes to finish and the data was ready at landing.
during flight
RGB LAS file is ready for download
LAS file of the project area obtained immediately after download
- Flying Height: 60m
- Speed: 6m/sec
- 6 Flights Lines Altogether
- Flight Lines Adjusted and Edge-Matched
- 3.4cm RMS against Ground Cocntrol Positioned by National RTK
- Satellite RTK
- No Basestation
- No Human Invention