The faster road to mobile data capture

Author: Tamara Stakic, Marketing Manager- Leica Geosystems, Australasia

Veris Australia(真实),测量的最大提供者和温泉tial information services in Australia, with almost 500 professionals located across 20 offices, is no stranger to servicing large multi-faceted projects. The company has a track record going back 60 years of delivering projects in private and public sectors on a national scale spanning across energy, mining and resources, residential, commercial and retail industry just to name a few.

为了提供市场领先的计划，设计，测量和空间解决方案，Veris认识到数字和空间技术创新可以提高价值，从而提高质量并提高项目交付的生产率。访问最新技术使该公司可以作为其3D空间服务的一部分为客户提供最佳的质量数据和服务。

Going mobile: A case for Leica Pegasus: Two

Recently the Veris Digital and Spatial team reached out to Leica Geosystem Australia and New Zealand to upgrade their existing Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) systems to increase processing efficiency with the newLeica Pegasus:Two Ultimate Mobile Sensor Platform。“With the recent improvement of trajectory processing and image acquisition, the Leica Pegasus: Two Ultimate Mobile Sensor Platform was the perfect mix of data quality and functionality for Veris,”said Brad Chambers, National MLS Manager at Veris.“The high-quality image collection adds another aspect to MLS that our client’s value.”

自从获得两个Leica Pegasus：两个最终系统以来，Veris已在高度运输的道路或高速公路内部署了解决方案，这些解决方案通常更具挑战性，并且使用诸如Total Station，GNSS或陆地激光扫描等方法的调查更具挑战性和耗时。亚博5分钟快三

“We believe with the improved efficiencies we are now 50 per cent more efficient on the post-processing of the point cloud data. We’ve become more productive as we no longer need to deploy an experienced operator to site, something we’ve had to do for many years - saving us time and the need to fly to site,”said Chambers.

With their two new Leica Pegasus: Two Ultimate systems and improved imagery, Veris can capture projects for road and rail pre-construction dilapidation, asset management, crack detection and machine learning applications. The Leica Pegasus: Two Ultimate incorporates two back-to-back cameras creating a 24 MP 360-degree image calibrated to the LiDAR profiler data and allows capture in a variety of lighting conditions and vehicle speeds. Photogrammetry and image quality are impressive with twelve megapixels and onboard JPEG compression.

While there are major productivity gains that come with deploying the Leica Pegasus: Two Ultimate on projects such as capturing high-density 3D point cloud data along with high-resolution imagery without needing to step outside your vehicle, there are safety benefits such as eliminating danger zones and significant health and safety risks by capturing data without the need to close roads, stop trains, interrupt service networks, and the need to survey at night.

Leica Pegasus的应用之一：由于高分辨率图像是人行道和道路检查，因此两个最终的效果很高。Veris对最近的一个项目进行了测试，该项目涉及高速公路的3公里长段，以进行路面监控，以评估高度反应性土壤类型中的柔性路面。该项目的主要挑战是，高速公路的主要区域在一个被GNSS贬低的区域降低了约10-18米。借助适当的调查控制和井井有条的信息（以20米的间隔静态结构），Veris能够水平和垂直范围调整点云到<5mm的<5mm。

Veris captures a 3-kilometre-long section of the freeway in Adelaide, Australia for pavement monitoring.

Point clouds provide a comprehensive view of the real world, and allow the Veris team to extract data to meet client needs, without needing to return to the site to collect data - this level of detail could not have been captured in the same amount of time using traditional survey practices. In this case, Veris’ client was able to use the data captured to assess if any profiling is required before the final layer of asphalt is placed to ensure correct layer thickness.

Onboarding the Leica Pegasus:Two Ultimate

One of the most important aspects when evaluating options for a mobile mapping unit for Veris was strong local supplier support, flexibility in adapting the system to different scenarios and an integrated solution for imagery and point cloud capture – Veris needed a single solution that would help them deliver detailed point clouds and high-quality imagery.

使Pegasus的其他方面：两个最终的明确脱颖而出的是，该系统不需要安装在特定车辆上。它可以安装标准的车顶架，并能够在没有与车辆的电源连接的情况下运行设备的能力，因为系统不需要车轮的气光仪，因此可以节省设置时间。

Brad Chambers, National MLS Manager at Veris was closely involved in the decision making, describes their first time taking out the system to site.“The Leica Pegasus: Two Ultimate was easy to set up on a vehicle, with the connection to the system by Wi-Fi using a Veris owned laptop. We were able to send the equipment to the site and have a couple of surveyors (both had not operated MLS before) install the equipment under an experienced operator’s instruction via screen sharing and Webex. A short mission plan was reviewed before the data capture, then a review of the data by the experienced operator before completion.”

当涉及到Leica Pegasus的训练时：两个终极？“For us the training phase of using the Leica Pegasus: Two Ultimate involved the post-processing of missions through to adjustment of trajectories, point clouds and imagery. During a two-day session, we were able to train 12 staff from all states and territories in Australia via Webex. Although this would have been usually done onsite, the solution was excellent given COVID restrictions,”said Chambers.

当被问及他们的建议将give to peers considering adding a mobile mapping solution to their fleet, Brad reflected on the need for the operator to prepare in advance for the project and consider all possible scenarios,“与所有技术一样，您需要注意的是，MLS是一项非常具有挑战性的调查活动，需要大量的努力和对点云和图像在不同环境中的反应方式的理解。Leica Pegasus：两个终极的人没有什么不同，仍然需要操作员考虑每种情况。幸运的是，Leica Pegasus：两个终极的工作流程使其后处理的工作流程变得更加容易。”

The road ahead for Veris

客户也注意到了效率的提高。“We’ve already seen an increase in mobile mapping projects on the east coast of Australia and our clients are happy with the highly detailed data and impressive imagery. A key client in Melbourne was amazed at the turnaround time that we were able to achieve to integrate the Pegasus: Two Ultimate data with the Leica ScanStation P40 data,”said Chambers.

对于Veris，Pegasus可获得的调查级准确数据：两个最终的机会创造了开展其他项目并增加其服务产品的机会。Veris正在探索如何通过使用机器学习集成多个路面摄像机来自动检测图像来利用图像；这将使Veris在道路分析中具有额外的行业，可以用Leica Pegasus来利用：两个最终。

与任何新技术一样，Veris继续审查其成果，以确保向最终客户交付是非凡的 - 对质量的承诺是Veris的重要组成部分。Find out more about Veris Australiahereand connect withBrad Chamberson LinkedIn.