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© Copyright 2007, Optech Incorporated. All rights reserved.
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© Copyright 2007, Optech Incorporated. All rights reserved.
“The Lidar Company”
• SHOALS R&D
• Enable access to DoD markets
• Enhance satisfaction / support to existing U.S. clients
• Build military equivalents of commercial technology
• 60,000sqft. Facility • 200+ employees
– Educated staff = 70% + with degrees• 15 PhD, 17 BSc, 13 MSc, 10 P. Eng.,
8 MBA, and many more designations
Toronto, CANADA
Mississippi, USA
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Optech Business Units
Space
Terrestrial (ALTM)
Marine (Bathymetry)
Industrial Products
Laser ImagingMobile Mapping Solutions
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Structure of Airborne LIDAR
• Optech LIDAR systems employ enabling technologies that include:
– GPS Constellation fully deployed
– IMU Inertial Measurement Unit
– Laser Diode-pumped solid state
– TIM Time Interval Meter- single- shot timing electronics
Initial LaserPulse
Surface Return
Bottom Return
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1993
1995
1998
1999 2002
ALTM prototype Flown @ 1 km
2 kHz
ALTM 1020Flown @ 1.2 km
5 kHz
ALTM 1210 Flown @ 2 km
10 kHz
ALTM 1225Flown @ 2 km
25 kHz
2001
ALTM 3033 Flown @ 3 km
33 kHz
ALTM 2050Flown @ 2 km
50 kHz
Continuous Product Innovation
2003
ALTM 30/70Flown up to 3 km
70 kHz to 1.5km
50 kHz to 2.5km
33 kHz to 3.5km
2004
ALTM 3100Flown up to 3.5 km
100 kHz to 1.1km
70 kHz to 1.5km
50 kHz to 2.5km
33 kHz to 3.5km
10 + Years of Evolution
ALTM Product Evolution
2006
Next
Gemini
Flown up to 3.5km
Multiple Pulse
33kHz to 167kHz
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ALTM – Gemini
• Technology Breakthrough - “Multi-Pulse”– Reduced Survey Cost
– Efficient Data Acquisition
Computer Rack
Pilot Display
Operator & Flight Navigation
Interface Laptop
Laser Rate Max Altitude33 kHz 4,400m50 kHz 3,300 m
70 kHz 2,750 m100 kHz 2,200 m
125 kHz 1,700 m
143 kHz 1,500 m
167 kHz 1,200 m
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First Returns
Second Returns
Third Returns
Last Returns
All Returns
Multiple Returns
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SHOALS b532 Casi Lsen Fusion b
Multi-Sensor Fusion
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Laser Imaging Division
• Offers all of the functionality of the ILRIS-3D while extending the field of view from 40°x 40° to 360°x 360°
• Removable rotating base offers flexible power, weight and size considerations
• 2500 Laser Points per Second
• Measurement Ranges > 1,000m
• Embedded Digital Camera
• Completely Eye safeILRIS-3ILRIS-366DD
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What is Lynx?
Range: 100m @ 20% reflectivity
Repetition Rate: 100kHz
Laser Class: IEC Class 1
Field of View: 1-4, angularly offset 360º scanners
Signal Return Capture:
Simultaneous multiple return
Data Storage: Removable media
System Control: Integrated PC with control interface
Positioning System: POS/LV V420 or equivalent
The Lynx Mobile Mapper is
1. A mobile mapping solution that incorporates Lidar, cameras and position/navigation
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Space Division: Mission: NASA Phoenix Mars Lander 2007
SLTM - Spaceborne Lidar Terrain Mapper
• Flight Hardware: Meteorological Station Lidar Sensor– Launch in August 2007.– Land on Mars in May 2008.
• Building on our ALTM heritage, Optech has developed a scanning lidar designed to map the Lunar surface.
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