Applications of LiDAR:

POWER GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Power Lines
  • Detailed capture of infrastructure around areas of proposed road crossings
  • Linear corridor mapping for proposed new line construction
  • Mapping of selected areas for the diversion of existing lines
  • Vegetation encroachment (UAVs are cost-effective for shorter linear runs)
  • Line scanning for excess sag detection 
  • Scanning of existing or planned infrastructure/towers

• Hydro
  • Monitoring of dams and related infrastructure
  • Riverbank and power canal mapping
  • Hydrologic modeling
  • Scanning of penstocks for maintenance and/or upgrading

• Progress monitoring of new construction projects

• Dimensional scanning of existing structures and plants

MINERAL EXPLORATION

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Identification of key geological formations/features aiding in targeted  exploration efforts

o Including low, medium, and high vegetation classification - if required

• Reduced costs associated with road construction and environmental conformity

• Environmental impact studies

MUNICIPAL PLANNING / WATER MANAGEMENT

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Localized flood plain mapping

• Shoreline / coastal erosion mapping

• Assessment of planned developments and the effect on increased river flows and resulting downstream effects on culverts, bridges, etc.

OIL & GAS

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Scanning of existing or planned infrastructure

• Progress monitoring of new construction projects

• Site surveys for future planning and placement of critical equipment

• Dimensional scanning of existing structures and plants

• Safe remote structural scanning

• Fast and effective iceberg modeling

CONSTRUCTION

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Planning of subdivisions and commercial developments

• Road and bridge construction

• Dimensional scanning of existing structures for updating as-built drawings

• Calculating Cut & Fill

• Culvert sizing

• Vegetation analysis and removal planning

• Grade calculations

• Progress monitoring

• Site surveys for future planning and placement of major construction equipment

MINING

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Product stockpile volumetric calculations

• Site integrity and safety

• Change-Over-Time modeling

• Government regulated volume removal validation

• Projected mine life & expansion

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Scanning of existing or planned infrastructure/ towers

• Progress monitoring of new construction projects

• Dimensional scanning of existing structures and plants

• Tower scanning for structural conformity

• Viewshed mapping

ENVIRONMENT & HABITAT

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Monitor and manage environmental change

• Identify, analyse, and manage disturbance and rehabilitation

• Survey damage, and plan future mitigation strategies, for:
  • Natural environmental change
  • Climate change impacts; and
  • Natural disasters

ARCHEOLOGY

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Visualization  of Landscapes in 3D bare earth models

• Ability to  pierce through openings in forest canopy and other vegetation

• Affordable  data acquisition

• Short project lead-times

POLICING

Areas of particular benefit are:

• High accuracy & TOTAL scanning of roadway accidents (day and night)

• Crime scene scanning (exterior)

• Missing persons / forensic investigations

FORESTRY RESOURCES

Areas of particular benefit are:

• Identification of mature and profitable harvest areas via trunk size and canopy height

• Identification of stream buffer zones

• Wildlife management & Ecological Land Classification

• Cut-over surveys for stockpile collection status

• Inspection for environmental impact

• Reduced costs associated with road construction

• Wildfire management (fuel mapping)