Houston, Texas, Tuesday, March 31, 2009 – The Terrapoint division of Ambercore, the 4D Company, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Tridex Solutions to provide an innovative LiDAR solution for Dauphin Island, Alabama. Terrapoint acquired aerial LiDAR data concurrent with terrestrial LiDAR data captured using the TITAN® mobile scanning system. Tridex Solutions will mine these two data sets for a multitude of applications on Dauphin Island.
Terrapoint’s high-accuracy aerial LiDAR data will be used to develop an accurate topographic base map for the island. Due to Dauphin Island’s unique position as a barrier island in Mobile Bay, detailed and accurate topographic information is critical for assisting decision makers on numerous fronts including planning, environmental issues, public safety, transportation and infrastructure.
A TITAN® mobile scanning system was deployed to acquire as-built information for much of Dauphin Island’s infrastructure and transportation network. This highly accurate data will be used to develop an as-built database for the island. Government officials will be able to use this database when assessing the island’s transportation and infrastructure needs.
“We are excited to work with such a detailed, accurate data set,” said Bob Vashisth, President of Tridex Solutions. “Having both aerial LiDAR data and terrestrial LiDAR data from the TITAN® mobile scanning system, will allow us to address the critical information needs for Dauphin Island,” remarked Vashisth.
James Ferguson, President of Terrapoint observed, “Using both aerial and terrestrial LiDAR data is an innovative, and logical approach. These data sets are complimentary – with the aerial data providing foundation topographic information for the entire island, while the TITAN® data provides very detailed information about the island’s infrastructure.”
TITAN® is a vehicle-mounted, mobile laser scanning system developed and sold by the TITAN® division of Ambercore. TITAN® collects a dense and accurate 360 degree data set at highway speeds without interfering with traffic flow. It also eliminates traffic-related risks to field survey personnel as the system is wholly operated from within the vehicle.
About Tridex
Tridex Solutions is a leading innovative Engineering and Geospatial Service Company dedicated to serve its customers across the globe. Tridex Solutions offers end to end real world 3D Solutions which involve capturing of real world data, modeling and visualization through the use of the latest laser scanning survey technology.
About Ambercore
Ambercore is the 4D Company. We make innovative mobile LiDAR technology, we provide LiDAR data collection services, and integrate and extract knowledge from 4D data. TITAN® is a revolutionary technology that produces high accuracy survey and mapping products for corridor and infrastructure projects across a number of vertical markets. Travelling at highway speeds – or on rail or vessel – the system uses state-of-the-art LiDAR, imaging and positioning technology to provide feature rich 3-dimensional data, from which intelligent information is extracted and delivered to clients. TITAN® has been deployed on projects throughout the world since 2003. Ambercore’s Terrapoint Division has provided LiDAR and other digital mapping services for a diverse clientele in over forty countries for the past twenty years. Terrapoint’s primary focus is to find solutions that fit client needs, and to continue a reputation for meeting and exceeding client demands in the delivery of digital elevation and image data. Service and product offerings include complete airborne LiDAR, and digital imaging for engineering, survey and mapping applications. Terrapoint is considered a leader in aerial LiDAR services, and owns one of the largest fleets of sensors in the world. Ambercore’s 4D-iQ provides enterprise-scale software and service solutions for Energy, Mining and natural resource sectors. With its powerful spatial modeling and simulation software, 4D-iQ helps clients make important business decisions by collecting, integrating and analyzing spatial information in 2D, 3D and in 4D (over time). Best of breed solutions comprised of software, hardware and services have been deployed internationally with tier-one clients. Ambercore is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada with offices in Houston, Calgary, South Africa and Europe.