New Video for a New Year!

We thought it fitting to start 2016 off with a new mobile mapping video.  It is hard to believe we have been offering this service for 2.5 years, since being the first company to bring the Pegasus Mobile Mapping solution to North America.  It has truly been an amazing ride so far, and the future continues to look bright.  We are continually looking for ways to bring cutting edge technology and new solutions to our valued clients.  We are proving every day that there is no better technology to achieve design grade accuracy at the level of efficiency we are offering with mobile LiDAR.

If you think mobile LiDAR may be a fit for your project, or are even unsure, please reach out to Eric Barden through our "contact us" page and have a discussion about your next project.  We will even provide sample datasets, and deliverables for your team to evaluate.

Here's to a successful year ahead!

Better Late....

I've been seriously behind on blog posts.  2014 has been a crazy year of many new opportunities with little time for blogging.  Hopefully I'll be able to keep the blog updated more regularly in 2015 and share details about some of the exciting projects that we have been fortunate enough to be a part of. Below are some graphics from a recent project we completed.  Stay tuned....we have some amazing projects lined up for 2015, like an entire Division 1A University campus, a prominent military installation, several municipal wide asset collection projects and various transportation design projects.

Almost There...Woot!

Our mobile mapping Tahoe is on it's way to Las Vegas for the HxGN Live 2014 conference, where it will be inside the MGM Grande Conference Hall during next week's conference.

Should be rolling into town today.  Looking forward to a great conference and excited to see the latest in geospatial technology!

HxGN Live

HxGN Live starts in Vegas in one week! Come see Eric Barden and Nathan Shepherd from Spicer Group present on survey grade mobile LiDAR and how it is being used on asset collection projects.  And while you're there come check out our mobile mapping vehicle inside the MGM Grande hotel!

For more details on the conference go here.  www.hxgnlive.com

Another Successful Sub 2cm Design Survey!

When Accuracy Matters:

We just completed another successful sub 2cm design survey on a 6 mile section of 6 lane divided freeway including 3 interchanges.  Crews placed 415 control targets that were precisely digital leveled. 125 of those targets were used for trajectory control and the remaining 290 were independent validation targets.  All 415 targets were within the DOT standard of 2cm (0.06') maximum deviation in X,Y and Z.

Below are some screen shots of the final RGB point cloud that will be used to produce full 3D planimetric mapping deliverables to DOT specifications, including detailed DTM surface modeling.

RGB Point Cloud of One of 3 Interchanges

RGB Point Cloud of One of 3 Interchanges

RGB Point Cloud of One of 3 Interchanges

When you have the most portable survey grade mobile mapping solution...

Well, like the title says.  When you have the most portable survey grade mobile mapping solution in the world, you tend to get requests to survey areas no other system can survey.  A few weeks ago we were scanning 5 miles of a shallow trout stream for a bank stabilization project in Virginia; from our 14 foot Jon boat.  Today, the team is performing an inland lake shoreline survey to support the design of new forcemain on the lake side of a lake in the Detroit area; from our 18 ft boat.  Tomorrow it's back on the truck for an engineering grade design survey of a freeway corridor.  Within the next 2 weeks it's back on the boat to perform bank scanning along a 22 mile river corridor...this is true versatility!

Check out our podcast with Leica Geosystems!

Check out our podcast on mobile mapping with the Leica Pegasus: One, with Leica Geosystems.

Leica Podcast with Spicer Group Inc.

Mobile Mapping Services Video LIVE!

Check out our mobile mapping services video....it just went live.

Here it is on Vimeo and Youtube....Vimeo quality is much better, although both degrade the full HD version.
Hope you enjoy!

Mobile Mapping Services | Spicer Group Inc. (Vimeo)

Mobile Mapping Services | Spicer Group Inc. (Youtube)

Made it to North Carolina!

The team made it through winter storm Hercules yesterday and made it to sunny North Carolina for 50 miles of collect.  Here's a nice mountain backdrop.

Here are a Couple LiDAR Datasets

Here are a couple point cloud flythrough's from our Pegasus: One system.  Vimeo seems to retain the original .avi quality better than youtube. Check out the links below.

https://vimeo.com/81807848

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H7eJpRKsRg

Spicer Group's Mobile Mapping Team is Already Putting on the Miles

Spicer Group's mobile mapping team has already completed more than 250 miles of Mobile LiDAR collections!  The team just got back from collecting on I-64 in Richmond Virginia and will be heading out to New Jersey in the coming weeks.  If you are interested in seeing our system in action please get in touch and we will try to schedule a visit the next time the team is in your area.  You can reach me through my Google profile or my email address is on our web page at the following link.  We are excited to show off our system's capabilities so don't hesitate to get in touch!
http://www.spicergroup.com/index.php/the-company/shareholders

The Official Press Release

http://www.leica-geosystems.us/en/News_56320.htm?id=4720

Spicer Group | First North American Leica Mobile Lidar Provider

Our team at Spicer Group is very proud to announce today that we will be the first North American provider of Mobile Mapping/LiDAR services using the latest in Mobile Mapping technology from Leica Geosystems...the Pegasus: One mobile mapping solution which incorporates the Z+F 9012 profiler.

After years of terrestrial static scanning with the latest Leica scanners and our experience over the last 2 years in processing and extraction from mobile LiDAR datasets, our team felt it was the right time to pursue our own mobile mapping solution.

Today begins a new challenge full of new opportunities for our world class Geospatial Services Group.  We have a dedicated team of motivated professionals excited to pursue nationwide mobile mapping services.

Below are a few highlights of our system and what sets our team apart:

• 200 Hz laser created dense LiDAR datasets
• High grade positioning and navigation system coupled with the 2mm precision of the Z+F Laser, produces incredibly accurate datasets.  The most accurate mobile mapping solution available.
• 6 cameras for full 360 degree image coverage
• Direct integration with downstream CAD/extraction packages, specifically TopoDOT with full image integration.
• The Leica software solution runs on ESRI's ArcGIS, allowing direct mapping of assets to be completed in the ESRI ArcGIS environment, building the geodatabase dynamically.
• Entire image and LiDAR datset can be delivered with a free viewer for use at all levels, allowing simple navigation of the LiDAR and imagery as well as horizontal and vertical measurements.
• Entire image and LiDAR dataset can be delivered with the software interface allowing clients to mine the dataset at any point in the future.  Inventory additional assets from the same dataset without ever collecting more data....all in the ESRI ArcGIS environment. (screen capture of interface below)
• Entire system fits in two pelican cases, providing the ability to mobilize anywhere in the world.
• System is extremely portable and able to be mounted on any platform.  A few that we have planned are:
• All Terrain Vehicles
• Survey Crew Trucks
• Hydrographic Survey Boat
• Rental Vehicles

Below are a few screen captures of LiDAR datasets we collected with the Leica Pegasus: One system.

Lidar Dataset Colored by Intensity and Elevation

Lidar Dataset Colored by Intensity and Elevation

Lidar Dataset Colored by Intensity and Elevation

ArcGDS Interface Allowing Asset Mapping Within ArcGIS