SLAM 3D Mapping:

In 3D mapping, time and accuracy are of the essence. Here's a closer look at how SLAM makes 3D mapping more efficient than ever.

• Immediate Deployment: While traditional mapping methods might require preliminary surveys or wait periods due to environmental conditions, SLAM-based systems’ ability to operate without prior knowledge of the environment and build maps on the go ensures minimal downtime.
• Advanced Sensors: As we've seen with tools like Velodyne LiDAR, these systems can swiftly capture high-resolution data from their surroundings. With beams fired in every direction and capturing millions of data points, the level of detail is unmatched.
• Autonomous Navigation: Systems empowered by SLAM, like ExynAI, don't just map; they navigate autonomously. Even in GPS-denied environments, they can detect obstacles, maneuver through complex pathways to capture distant features, and update their maps in real-time, ensuring continual access to the most current data.
• Rapid 3D Modeling: SLAM systems can instantly generate accurate 3D models, delivering a dynamic representation of the surroundings. Unlike traditional methods that rely on manual measurements, these models are built in real time and can be continuously updated.
• Efficient Data Processing: Post-flight or post-operation, there's no extensive wait time. Exyn sets the industry standard for high-speed point cloud post-processing. When mobile robots return home, survey teams process data directly on the tablet.
• Adaptable Surveying Approaches: With SLAM, revisits are manageable. If there's a need for additional data or a different perspective, the system can easily repeat its survey, ensuring comprehensive, up-to-date data. 

Autonomous 3D mapping technology has witnessed considerable advancements in the recent decade. Often, these modern techniques surpass the accuracy of traditional mapping methods.

Here's how these state-of-the-art tools are making a difference:

• Reach and Versatility: Modern mapping tools can access challenging terrains and areas that might be challenging or impossible for humans or conventional survey equipment, ensuring a more comprehensive and precise data collection.
• Time Efficiency: Contemporary mapping systems, whether drones or ground robots, can scan vast regions in a fraction of the time previously required, speeding up data acquisition but also ensuring more frequent updates, leading to consistently fresh and precise maps.
• Survey Grade Accuracy: Exyn’s SLAM technology achieves survey-grade accuracy through our high-speed post-processing pipeline.
• 0.1% DRIFT: Our post-processing system refines overall map quality, including degeneracy detection such as automatic loop closure and drift correction.
• Minimizing Human Error:  While traditional approaches depend on multiple manual measurements and calculations, today's automated systems diminish inaccuracies by removing potential human error.
• Georeferencing: By calibrating known target inputs, ExynView automatically aligns in-flight map data to a global map with < 5cm georeferenced accuracy.
• Map Stitching: Easily and accurately align multiple maps into a single, more extensive set of data for comprehensive analysis.
• Advanced 3D Modeling: Modern mapping tools can harness data from numerous vantage points, crafting highly accurate 3D models. This level of detail stands head and shoulders above any traditional 2D mapping method.

Safety remains paramount when surveying complex and potentially hazardous environments. Leveraging advanced remote technologies ensures data collection that doesn’t jeopardize human safety. Here's how:

• Minimized Human Exposure: Even the most skilled and well-equipped surveyors are at risk the longer they remain in challenging terrains, whether on construction sites, underground, or in dense urban environments. Tele-remote and semi-autonomous systems enable surveying with minimal human exposure to potentially dangerous areas.
• Distance Mapping: Traditional methods often require surveyors to approach or enter hazardous zones. However, with the advent of autonomous drone capabilities, survey teams can maintain a safe distance — 30 meters or more — and remotely guide drones into uncharted or precarious regions.
• Easy Data Export: Timely data can be quickly and easily shared, facilitating communication and ensuring all team members are in the know. Users can export clouds to ensure compatibility, choose point distance to optimize data syncing, and export data to industry-standard formats like .ply, .las, or .xyz.
• Regular Monitoring: The speed and efficiency of modern mapping tools allow more frequent site scanning. This recurrent 3D modeling will enable teams to monitor site progress and track subtle changes. Shifts or alterations could signify potential dangers in any environment, be it a construction site, a forest, or an underground tunnel. Staying updated on these changes is a proactive approach to safety and can be crucial in averting accidents and protecting lives.