SLAM Mobile Mapping

Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) is a transformative technology that allows devices to build and update maps of their environment while simultaneously determining their location within it.

SLAM and handheld scanners are a powerful combination, facilitating an accurate and mobile method of mapping.

Handheld laser scanners equipped with SLAM technology can capture detailed 3D maps in real-time.

These scanners use laser beams to measure distances to surrounding objects, creating point clouds that represent the environment.

SLAM algorithms process this data to identify features and landmarks, updating the map as the scanner is moved.

This continuous feedback loop ensures that the scanner can accurately locate itself within the map, even in complex and dynamic settings.

• No GPS Requirements: Survey in GPS-denied environments, such as underground, urban areas with high-rise buildings, and forests where tree canopies can hinder signal.

• Rapid Mobile Mapping: SLAM systems are efficient and mobile, capturing swathes of data on the go. Reduce scan times and remove the burden of being confined to a dedicated position or constantly repositioning total stations or other traditional equipment.

• Accurate: Obtain centimetre-accurate models and high levels of detail for accurate representations of object geometries and surface textures.

• Portable: The compact size and lightweight design of handheld scanners make them easy to carry and use in various environments, and enable you to capture data from virtually any angle or position.

• Construction: Site surveying and progress checks; detailed digital models for planning, designing, and managing building projects; and safety inspections.

• Architecture: Historical building documentation for restoration and conservation; and capture interior spaces for design, marketing, and real estate.

• Mining: Map underground tunnels to understand spatial layouts and improve operational safety, and map extraction areas for enhanced resource management.

• Public Safety: Accurate and rapid mapping for crime-scene and accident reconstructions.

• Environmental Monitoring: Habitat monitoring to study environmental changes and biodiversity; or use for disaster response to plan rescue and recovery operations.

• Urban Planning: Plan infrastructure developments and manage city resources, and map utilities and public works.

heliguy™ has partnered with XGRIDS to offer its industry-leading SLAM LiDAR mobile scanners.

These are:

• Lixel L2-32: 300m scan range and can scan 640,000p/s.

• Lixel L2-16: 120m scan range and can achieve 320,000p/s.

• Lixel K1: 360° scanning, featuring a 56MP camera and SLAM-based laser module with a 40-metre scanning range.

The XGRIDS Lixel Series is compatible with XGRIDS' software suite for the creation of true-colour point clouds.