Data Acquisition

Mobile Mapping

Dense corridor-scale LiDAR and imagery captured from moving vehicle or vessel platforms for roads, railways, riverbanks and complex urban or infrastructure environments.

What we do

Continuous 3D capture along complex corridors

MapSoft uses mobile mapping to capture continuous, high-density 3D information along roads, railways, streets, riverbanks and other corridors where vertical structures and roadside detail are important. Vehicle- or vessel-mounted LiDAR complements airborne and terrestrial survey by observing the environment from close range while moving through the corridor.

The workflow integrates LiDAR, imaging, GNSS/INS trajectory processing, control and alignment so that long linear environments can be transformed into measurable point clouds and engineering datasets with consistent geometry.

Where it is used

Built around the project context.

01

Road & rail corridors

Continuous 3D context for design, mapping and asset extraction.

02

Urban streets

Facades, roadside objects, street geometry and public-space detail.

03

Riverbanks & waterways

Vessel-based capture connecting above-water structures with bathymetry.

04

Infrastructure documentation

Dense point clouds for engineering mapping and 3D interpretation.

How we work

A controlled path from requirement to delivery.

0101 · CORRIDOR DESIGN

Routes, coverage, speed, control and required outputs.

0202 · SYSTEM PREPARATION

Platform installation, sensor checks and calibration status.

0303 · MOBILE ACQUISITION

LiDAR, imagery and GNSS/IMU data captured continuously in motion.

0404 · TRAJECTORY & CALIBRATION

Post-processing, boresight / alignment control and spatial checks.

0505 · POINT-CLOUD PRODUCTION

Georeferenced 3D data prepared for mapping, modelling and integration.

Technology & methods

Technology in a delivery role.

Mobile platform

Vehicle- and vessel-based deployment

The same mobile mapping principle can be deployed along road and urban corridors or on vessels where the survey must follow a riverbank. Platform choice is part of the project design and depends on the geometry that must be observed.

Mobile LiDAR

Teledyne Optech CL360 Mobile Mapping System

MapSoft's primary mobile laser-scanning sensor supports dense 360-degree corridor capture. It operates as part of an integrated positioning and imaging system rather than as a stand-alone scanner.

Typical outputs

What the client receives.

Georeferenced point clouds

Continuous corridor 3D data

Colour / imagery context

Visual support for interpretation

Topographic features

Road, rail and urban mapping

3D infrastructure data

Structures and vertical geometry

Integrated surfaces

Airborne + mobile + bathymetry

Quality & control

Trajectory and sensor alignment are controlled before extraction begins

Mobile mapping quality is governed by the complete sensor geometry and positioning solution.

System control

  • Sensor integration and platform checks before survey.
  • GNSS/IMU trajectory post-processing.
  • Boresight / alignment calibration and repeatability checks.
  • Project-specific control where required.

Dataset validation

  • Overlap and relative consistency review.
  • Independent checks against control or known features.
  • Point-cloud completeness and artefact inspection.
  • Cross-source integration checks in multisensor projects.
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