In recent years, mobile mapping has become one of the most important geospatial technologies available, and you may already be aware of how it can enhance your large-scale infrastructure projects.
However you may be more unfamiliar with some of the key abbreviations that are very often used by our own mobile mapping team and across our website.
In this blog, we take some time to demystify seven abbreviations you need to know when discussing all things mobile mapping or many other of our services.
MMS – Mobile Mapping Systems
Vehicle mounted survey equipment, such as our Leica Pegasus:Two Ultimate and IDS GeoRadar Stream UP.
GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System
The global network of satellite constellations consisting of GPS and others such as China’s BeiDou, Russia’s Glonass and Galileo for the EU, which transmit position and timing data to GNSS receivers such as those used on the Pegasus:Two Ultimate and Stream UP.
GPS – Global Positioning System
Solely the American satellite constellation, used by a Global Navigation Satellite System receiver to accurately position the Mobile Mapping System in the world.
IMU – Inertial Measurement Unit
Measures forces created during movement to determine pitch, roll and yaw, giving us direction and bearing of our MMS.
GCP – Ground Control Point
A coordinated known position, used to accurately position the data we collect and increase accuracy of our deliverables.
DTM – Digital Terrain Model
A topographic model of the Earth’s surface, containing elevation data of the terrain. Trees, building and other features are digitally removed, leaving bare Earth.
TIN – Triangulated Irregular Network
A network of triangles which can be used to display a digital terrain model.
We’ve put together a white paper on our mobile mapping services, to give you information and a better understanding on the value this technology can provide.
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