Create clean, georeferenced point clouds automatically with GeoSLAM Connect
Powered by the world’s leading SLAM algorithm alongside 3D visualisation of your data, additional processing and filtering, workflow automation tools and integration into third party software applications. With the press of one button, your data will be automatically processed in GeoSLAM Connect, saved in a folder of your choice, and prepared for the next step of your workflow.
GeoSLAM Connect Features
What’s included in our software platform
RGB Colourisation
RGB colourisation is achieved using the ZEB Vision. The workflow is divided into four simple processes: Process SLAM, Image Stitching, Image Positioning, and Colourisation. These procedures can be completed within the GeoSLAM Connect interface without the need for separate geoscripts.
Point Cloud Measurements
Distances between individual points can be measured within the Connect Viewer. This feature is a standard tool on the interface and can be used on any dataset.
Data Classifiers
GeoSLAM Connect has a range of filtering tools to help users get the best results from their data. These include outlier removal, surface noise reduction and removal of unwanted points, all of which make point clouds look cleaner and more defined. All of these tools are accessible within the Connect interface and can be applied to any dataset.
SLAM Environmental Pre-sets
Common data capture scenarios, such as UAV, outdoor, indoor, linear, and vehicle, have been characterised in Connect and data processing pre-sets for each environment have been defined. These can be selected at the beginning of the data processing stage allowing this process to be highly simplified.
Stop and Go Georeferencing
Known control points are captured during a scan and automatically compared and matched to the associated coordinates during the processing stage in Connect. A rigid and/or a non-rigid adjustment can be made to the dataset and an accuracy report is exported, highlighting how successful the transformation was.
Closed and Open Loop Georeferencing
Both methods match the scan data from a ZEB Locate system with the GPS data collected from the antenna to georeference the point cloud. When a scan starts and ends in the same place, this is classed as “closed loop”. “Open loop” is when the start and end position of a scan are in different locations. Standard SLAM practices apply to both methods of data collection.
Open Loop SLAM for the ZEB Locate is available on request – let’s talk about it.
Stop and Go Alignment
Common static points are captured during several scans meaning that these datasets can be automatically aligned. A single point cloud is then exported as if the data was captured in a single scan.
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GeoSLAM Connect and Care come as standard with every ZEB laser scanner
With every ZEB sold, GeoSLAM Connect is part of the package.
The after sales package to get the most from your ZEB products. GeoSLAM Care comes as standard with every ZEB where you’ll be entitled to:
Introducing GeoSLAM Beam
The next generation SLAM algorithm powering GeoSLAM Connect
What is SLAM?
Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping – it’s essentially complex algorithms that map an unknown environment. SLAM means the data doesn’t need to use GPS co-ordinates, and so places that are traditionally hard to reach with GPS (like inside buildings and underground) are easy with GeoSLAM.
What makes our SLAM the best?
The SLAM technology used inside GeoSLAM products is developed and continually enhanced by some of the smartest people on the planet.
Our mobile LiDAR scanners make it really simple to scan – whether it’s outdoor to indoor or outdoor to underground, transitioning between environments is easy. Once your data is captured, it is then processed using GeoSLAM Beam.
What you can expect from GeoSLAM Beam
Accuracy Report
We investigate the accuracy of GeoSLAM ZEB handheld laser scanners by determining differences in point cloud measurements. We use two methods to determine accuracy. The first method involves point-to-point measurements, and the second method compares the complete point clouds.
The results show that GeoSLAM systems compare favourably in comparison to stationary measurements with traditional LiDAR based survey instruments and exceeds other SLAM based mapping systems using the Velodyne VLP-16 sensor.
Meet the ZEB family of LiDAR scanners
GeoSLAM Connect and Beam comes as standard with each new ZEB purchase and is compatible
with the entire ZEB family current range of mapping solutions.
ZEB Go
Handheld laser scanning for everyone
ZEB Revo RT
Scan, process and track your progress
as you go
ZEB Horizon
The ultimate mobile mapping tool
Need help with GeoSLAM Connect?
If you need help getting started with Connect, you can find lots of help and information on GeoSLAM Academy and Knowledge Base which can be accessed through My GeoSLAM.
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