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100 metres away from the traveling
vehicle it is mounted on. At speeds up
to 80 km/h, a resulting survey can be
produced to within three to five millimetres
survey grade accuracy. With
dual scanners set at right angles, a
resulting project survey of billions of
points quickly creates an unbelievable
virtual reality-like immersion
of project conditions and elevations.
The benefits of using LiDAR scanning
data functionality are endless.
The point cloud, or resulting 3D
survey data, can be used for earthmoving
project quantity calculations,
street and road construction topographic
surveys, quantity calculations
for payment, asphalt surface analysis
between CCC and FAC inspections,
pre-construction conditions detailing
existing cracks and known asphalt
or concrete deficiencies, pre-grind
and pave operations, transportation
asset extraction and classification for
street signs and utility poles, etc. This
point cloud data and 360 imagery
can eliminate costly on-site meetings
and inspections of construction processes,
including the elimination of
traditional “string lining” of residential
roadways at CCC and FAC.
The idea that a topographic survey
can be completed at a coffee or
lunch break while the scrapers are
idle is revolutionary. The sole benefit
of a safe workplace for the surveyors
alone is a huge win. Traffic interruption
is eliminated as the LiDAR
team can simply drive a roadway and
“pickup” millions of points and images
in a simple drive by. Using LiDAR
for documenting existing conditions
prior to designing a new interchange
or highway corridor is also a must.
The cost of all of this is extreme
both in dollars and knowledge
required to manage the data. For the
cost of a four-bedroom house you
can get into entry to mid-level LiDAR
equipment. Upgrade a few times and
you can easily hit seven figures.
The personnel required to run the
equipment, process and manage the
data need to be high level GIS, not
GPS, educated and trained individuals.
Dealing with point cloud data
can be difficult simply due to file size
and requires specific LiDAR focused
For Your
Information
The current and newly relevant buzz
terms thrown around by those in the GPS
survey world include ASCMs, TIN files,
GPS satellite fix, GLONASS, NAD-83,
GNSS, PDOP, Robotic Total Station,
Machine Control, MATLAB, Civil 3D,
Terrestrial scanning, 3D Mesh, Drone
Missions, Mobile LiDAR, GIS mapping,
LAS files, ArcGIS, 3D Point Cloud, Surface
Trajectories, etc.
software. Once all data collection,
processing and data classification are
complete, data files can be downsized
and easily be transferred and
shared to contractors, engineers and
survey personal.
Nektar3D Inc., located in
Edmonton, Alta., has invested heavily
to be able to provide this service
using Mobile LiDAR. Nektar3D, part
of the Wilco NW ownership group,
has leveraged Wilco’s decades long
civil site works and self-survey work
experience. It is with this ability and
experience that Nektar3D is now
offering world class LiDAR survey services
to the contracting community.
Owner Art Maat says that these
services, typically unknown and
unavailable at the contractor level,
are normally used on large, expensive,
urban and provincial transportation
projects. Nektar’s goal is to
take this technology and offer it to
earthmoving and roadbuilding contractors
as well as consultants at a
fraction of the cost. Maat says every
day they find new uses for the LiDAR
scanning in all types of site work,
including asphalt surface modeling,
site inspections, earthmoving topographies,
area measurements, predesign
and construction imagery,
above ground pipeline inspection
and street sign asset extraction. n
TECHNOLOGY
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