Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This video shows the Hovermap UAV lidar mapping payload developed by the CSIRO Autonomous Systems Lab being used to map power lines in 3D. The map is generated with our SLAM algorithms as used for Zebedee so does not require GPS. The resulting point clouds can be used to measure vegetation encroachment, line sag etc. https://wiki.csiro.au/display/ASL/HoverMap
This video shows the Hovermap UAV lidar mapping payload developed by the CSIRO Autonomous Systems Lab being used to map power lines in 3D. The map is generated with our SLAM algorithms as used for Zebedee so does not require GPS. The resulting point clouds can be used to measure vegetation encroachment, line sag etc. https://wiki.csiro.au/display/ASL/HoverMap




![Zebedee Handheld 3D Mapping System
Handheld laser mapping system developed at CSIRO that is able to generate 3D maps in GPS denied areas (indoors, underground, etc). The system consists of a Hokuyo 2D lidar (30m maximum range), with a battery and a laptop in a backpack. Specialized software computes the 6DoF position and orientation of the sensor and generates a 3D point cloud model of the environment in real-time. In addition to indoor spaces, the system also functions outdoors, including in natural environments.
A new video featuring Zebedee: http://youtu.be/DUEAz_naHHg
Publications describing the Zebedee system:
[1] https://db.tt/lUIKVWXD or http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TRO.2012.2200990
M. Bosse, R. Zlot, and P. Flick, Zebedee: Design of a Spring-Mounted 3-D Range Sensor with Application to Mobile Mapping, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 28(5), October 2012.
[2] https://db.tt/V31Qepgj or http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2013.6630945
M. Bosse and R. Zlot, Place Recognition Using Keypoint Voting in Large 3D Lidar Datasets, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2013.
Further information can be found at http://wiki.csiro.au/display/ASL/Zebedee Zebedee Handheld 3D Mapping System](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uj9BKcnXOyo/mqdefault.jpg)





