1. Putting a New Spin on Lidar Imaging

2. Applications Mapping Autonomous Vehicles Security
Distance and Dimensions
Reflectivity
Autonomous Vehicles
Terrestrial
Maritime
Airborne
Security
Surveillance

3. Mobile Mapping 3D Capture taken at posted driving speeds Used for:
Mandli Communications
3D Capture taken at posted driving speeds
Used for:
Highway infrastructure
Bridge height analysis
Foliage intrusion
Reconstruction
Disaster scene
Construction
Mining
TOPCON
NAVTEQ

4. 3-D Road Mapping Object Extraction
Images, courtesy of Mandli Communications

5. 3-D Road Mapping
True Distance and Dimension Data

6. Autonomous Vehicles
Lexus
General Motors
Google
Ford
Volkswagen
BMW

7. Autonomous Military Vehicles
gcn.com/articles/2011/07/18/tech-watch-geoint-lidar.aspx
UGCV PerceptOR
Oshkosh: CUGV
Cargo Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Lockheed Martin: SMSS
Squad Mission Support System
Currently several units in Afghanistan
Normal size passenger car
QinetiQ:
Raider
Torc: GUSS
Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate

8. QinetiQ: Raider II

9. Autonomous Military Vehicles

10. Autonomous Maritime Vessels
AAI Textron Systems
CUSV2
Common Unmanned Surface Vessel 2
Mine Counter Measures
Intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance
Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-surface warfare

11. Maritime surface data collection
Water absorbs Laser, ideal for Lidar
Objects above water clearly visible

12. Airborne Terrain Mapping
Stratus Aeronautics:
HDL32 LiDAR sensor on Venturer-0 UAV

13. Radiohead’s “House of Cards” (Grammy Nominated)