| Brand |
Trimble |
| - Type/name of software |
LIDAR Box |
| - Names of modules[1] |
SCOP++, TopPIT, DTMaster |
| - Year of Introduction |
2003, 2004 |
| - Main type of users (max. 5) |
LIDAR service providers, private and governmental mapping entities |
| - Design philosophy[2] |
Available as complete solution or components; automated batch-processing |
| - Geo-referencing of raw data (y/n)[3] |
Y |
| - Training support (y/n) |
Y |
| - Platform Requirements[4] |
Windows XP / Vista / 7 |
| - Min. size of display (pixels) |
1024 x 768 |
| - Additions to standard hardware[5] |
Optional: stereo displays for QA/QC |
| - Standalone (y/n(parent package))[6] |
Y |
| - Max. # points to be processed |
Unlimited |
| - TIN creation [y/n] |
Y |
| - Interactive removal/insertion of (groups of) points (y/n)[7] |
Y
in stereo-, ortho- and
side-view |
| - Automatic point thinning (y/n) |
Y + automatic gap filling |
| - Automatic filtering (y/n)[8] |
Y |
| - Contour lines generation (y/n) |
Y |
| - Cross sections generation (y/n) |
Y |
| - Break line detection (y/n) |
Y |
| Extraction of individual trees (y/n) |
Y |
| Extraction of forest canopy |
Y |
| Automatic bare ground detection (y/n) |
Y |
| - Feature extraction[9] |
Buildings |
| - Line of sight (y/n) |
Y |
| - Slope analysis (y/n) |
Y |
| - Volume analysis (y/n) |
Y |
| - Simulations[10] |
Flood |
| - Reflected signal intensity (y/n) |
Y |
| - Altitude colouration (y/n) |
Y |
| - Diffuse lightening (y/n) |
Y |
| - Multi-layering (y/n) |
Y |
| - Hill shading (y/n) |
Y |
| Automatic draping of aerospace imagery (y/n) |
Y |
| - Airborne Lidar systems[11] |
All |
| - Data Import Formats |
All commonly used formats, like LAS, DXF, XYZ, ArcGIS Shapefile |
| - Data Export Formats |
All commonly used formats, like LAS, DXF, XYZ, ArcGIS Shapefile, DXF-TIN, SCOP DTM, STL, VRML, VRML-TIN |
| Remarks [max. 25 words][12] |
Trimble's solution is able to combine LIDAR data processing with photogrammetry. As a stand-alone solution, it does not require a CAD or GIS system. |
