Post by Brent George on Jul 12, 2023 20:13:43 GMT
LIDAR News - Vol09 No.28 - 12-July-2023
Surveying bodies of water precisely is a challenging task. Authorities and port operators need to provide up-to-date maps of riverbeds and port facilities. Until now, this has required the costly use of special mapping vessels and significant effort. This limits the frequency and precision that will be required for future applications, such as autonomous shipping. Now, a team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB) has developed an easy-to-operate, unmanned watercraft that autonomously surveys bodies of water both above and below the surface, generating 3D maps.
Surveying bodies of water precisely is a challenging task. Authorities and port operators need to provide up-to-date maps of riverbeds and port facilities. Until now, this has required the costly use of special mapping vessels and significant effort. This limits the frequency and precision that will be required for future applications, such as autonomous shipping. Now, a team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB) has developed an easy-to-operate, unmanned watercraft that autonomously surveys bodies of water both above and below the surface, generating 3D maps.