Innovative Technology Workshop on 3D LIDAR

Loading...

View/Download File

MnDOT2016-19.pdf (3.38 MB)

Persistent link to this item

https://hdl.handle.net/11299/182434

Statistics

View Statistics

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Title

Innovative Technology Workshop on 3D LIDAR

Authors

Davis, Brian

Published Date

2016-06

Publisher

Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota

Type

Report

Abstract

The use of LIDAR is becoming more common among state, county, and local agencies. It presents a means for collecting a great deal of information about the geometry of a road, its surrounding area, and depending on the sensors used, real-time 3D information about vehicle, cyclist, and pedestrian movements. The main focus of this project was to develop and conduct two workshops in Minnesota for public DOT and GIS professionals to provide information on the state of the art in mobile LIDAR scanning. Topics included the basics of LIDAR operation, an overview of currently available hardware, as well as current and future applications of the technology. Additionally, the workshops featured a live demonstration of a Velodyne HDL-64E 3D LIDAR scanner. A sample application was developed to both demonstrate and better understand the capabilities of a real-time 3D LIDAR scanner. This work focused on developing a system capable of automatically collecting vehicle trajectories through intersections using 3D LIDAR data. This application showed that LIDAR might be a suitable tool for collecting traffic data and provided valuable information about the strengths and limitations of such a system. This project was designed to provide transportation and GIS professionals with accurate, current, and applicable information about LIDAR systems. To accomplish this, existing LIDAR knowledge was combined with market survey research as well as with new information gathered through the process of creating a sample application. This knowledge was aggregated and used to create a workshop that was informative and well received by participants.

Keywords

Laser Radar

Workshops

Technology Transfer

Vehicle Trajectories

Intersections

Traffic Counts

Turning Traffic

Description

Related to

Replaces

License

Collections

Research Reports

Series/Report Number

;MnDOT 2016-19

Funding information

Isbn identifier

Doi identifier

Previously Published Citation

Suggested citation

Davis, Brian. (2016). Innovative Technology Workshop on 3D LIDAR. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/182434.

Content distributed via the University Digital Conservancy may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor. By using these files, users agree to the Terms of Use. Materials in the UDC may contain content that is disturbing and/or harmful. For more information, please see our statement on harmful content in digital repositories.