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Here's a picture of our mobile mapper mounted on a ranger. We are in the process of getting it mounted on one of our helicopters.

 
Posted : June 14, 2017 9:35 am
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makerofmaps, post: 432488, member: 9079 wrote: Here's a picture of our mobile mapper mounted on a ranger. We are in the process of getting it mounted on one of our helicopters.

Nice, I like it. No LiDAR though, just pics? We just completed 17 miles of highway using the MX-2.

 
Posted : June 14, 2017 9:45 am
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StLSurveyor, post: 432490, member: 7070 wrote: Nice, I like it. No LiDAR though, just pics? We just completed 17 miles of highway using the MX-2.

Or does that have the single head hidden?

 
Posted : June 14, 2017 9:49 am
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The Lidar is in the back

 
Posted : June 14, 2017 10:28 am
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Posted : June 14, 2017 10:29 am
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makerofmaps, post: 432499, member: 9079 wrote: The Lidar is in the back

The unit on the Ranger is a Trimble Mx-2 the other one is a Regel, I was asking because it didn't look like the Mx-2 has a LiDAR unit and I didn't know they made one without the LiDAR.

 
Posted : June 14, 2017 11:05 am
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StLSurveyor, post: 432507, member: 7070 wrote: The unit on the Ranger is a Trimble Mx-2 the other one is a Regel, I was asking because it didn't look like the Mx-2 has a LiDAR unit and I didn't know they made one without the LiDAR.

Yes you are right. We demoed the trimble I didn't notice but it had a hard time of hitting the overhead guys. We ended up with the Riegl and the ladybug camera.

 
Posted : June 14, 2017 11:54 am
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Where was that picture taken with the bridge in the background? It looks a lot like a custom bridge we had constructed several years ago. Same color and everything.

I'd like to see if I can find some close up pictures of the bridge.

 
Posted : June 14, 2017 1:34 pm
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imaudigger, post: 432524, member: 7286 wrote: Where was that picture taken with the bridge in the background? It looks a lot like a custom bridge we had constructed several years ago. Same color and everything.

I'd like to see if I can find some close up pictures of the bridge.

That's in South Pittsburg, TN

 
Posted : June 27, 2017 8:33 am
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makerofmaps, post: 434260, member: 9079 wrote: That's in South Pittsburg, TN

Thanks, it's similar in appearance from a distance only.
Still a neat looking bridge. I'm sure it's featured in many tourist pamphlets.

 
Posted : June 27, 2017 8:52 am
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imaudigger, post: 434266, member: 7286 wrote: Thanks, it's similar in appearance from a distance only.
Still a neat looking bridge. I'm sure it's featured in many tourist pamphlets.

http://www.city-data.com/picfilesc/picc23414.php

 
Posted : June 27, 2017 11:40 am
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Bad A S S !

 
Posted : June 27, 2017 2:24 pm
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No, that is the Cart Creek Bridge at Flaming Gorge near Dutch John Utah:


Or maybe not.

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Posted : June 27, 2017 2:59 pm
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StLSurveyor, post: 432490, member: 7070 wrote: Nice, I like it. No LiDAR though, just pics? We just completed 17 miles of highway using the MX-2.

We looked at the MX2. Just curious, how fast can you go and get good density?

 
Posted : June 27, 2017 6:31 pm
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spledeus, post: 434342, member: 3579 wrote: We looked at the MX2. Just curious, how fast can you go and get good density?

The most recent project was 17 miles of congested highway. We travelled at 60-65mph. With the dual LiDAR heads we were able to manage about 300-400 shots per square meter. We did drive all lanes and had entrance/exit ramps as well as flyovers. Will all the overlap we could have driven faster. The limiting factor is not the LiDAR , but the processor on the laptop. The faster you drive the faster it has to process. But even at 60mph processor never went over 60%

 
Posted : June 28, 2017 2:28 am
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StLSurveyor, post: 434363, member: 7070 wrote: The most recent project was 17 miles of congested highway. We travelled at 60-65mph. With the dual LiDAR heads we were able to manage about 300-400 shots per square meter. We did drive all lanes and had entrance/exit ramps as well as flyovers. Will all the overlap we could have driven faster. The limiting factor is not the LiDAR , but the processor on the laptop. The faster you drive the faster it has to process. But even at 60mph processor never went over 60%

? Why does the laptop acquire more based on speed? The heads acquire the same 72k per second. The GPS acquires the same data at any speed. The IMU should have the same amount of data. Is The camera a LB5? Still 2 to 4 images per second.

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Posted : June 28, 2017 3:43 am
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spledeus, post: 434370, member: 3579 wrote: ? Why does the laptop acquire more based on speed? The heads acquire the same 72k per second. The GPS acquires the same data at any speed. The IMU should have the same amount of data. Is The camera a LB5? Still 2 to 4 images per second.

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I don't know, I assume it has to do with the corrections/ GAMs, etc. 45 mph from experience seems to be optimal.

 
Posted : June 28, 2017 5:16 pm
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StLSurveyor, post: 434475, member: 7070 wrote: I don't know, I assume it has to do with the corrections/ GAMs, etc. 45 mph from experience seems to be optimal.

Interesting.
Are you running real time corrections?

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Posted : June 28, 2017 6:33 pm