Developed by the CSIRO,
Australia's national science agency, the Zebedee technology is a handheld 3D
mapping system incorporating a laser scanner that sways on a spring to capture
millions of detailed measurements of a site as fast as an operator can walk through
it. Specialised software then converts the system's laser data into a detailed
3D map.
While the tower's cramped stairs
and complex architecture have prevented previous mapping technologies from
capturing its interior, Zebedee has enabled the researchers to finally create
the first comprehensive 3D map of the entire building. Within 20 minutes researchers
were able to use Zebedee to complete an entire scan of the building’s interior.
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