3D Laser Mapping supply first SteetMapper 360 to African market

Global Geomatics purchase mobile laser mapping system

Global Geomatics are set to revolutionize the survey market in Africa following the purchase of a StreetMapper mobile laser mapping system. It is the first system of it’s kind to be operational in Africa and will provide Global Geomatics with a competitive advantage with a world-leading rapid surveying capability.

Global Geomatics are a multi-disciplinary geomatics company specializing in the provision of geographic data to support engineers, planners, government departments and utility companies. The acquisition of the StreetMapper system will compliment existing capabilities in the fields of aerial mapping, underground detection and 3D laser imaging.

StreetMapper 360, which is a joint development between UK-based 3D Laser Mapping and German-based guidance and navigation specialist IGI, has been specifically designed for the rapid 3D mapping of infrastructure, mines, roads, railways and buildings. Using vehicle-mounted lasers offering a 360-degree field of view StreetMapper allows high-precision mapping to a range of 300m, a capacity of 300,000 measurements per second per sensor and recorded accuracies in independent real world projects of better than 10mm.

Travelling at speeds of up to 70km/h StreetMapper can capture every detail along a route including workings, plant, overhead wires and building facades, helping surveyors to create highly accurate 3D computer models for planning, maintenance and incident management.