Managing Mapping Services with Cumbersome Software
BPG Designs is a turnkey design and construction company that specializes in utility and communication services. Their mapping group provides a variety of services to clients, including survey, mobile mapping, LiDAR, unmanned aerial vehicle dataset processing, and custom GIS solutions. As a result, they used a growing variety of software packages that were not compatible with one another, which eventually became difficult to manage. BPG Designs wanted to integrate these systems and break down data silos, but they soon found the process difficult.
Integrating Applications and Improving Quality
BPG Designs’ mapping group discovered that Orbit 3DM applications are compatible with the other applications that they used, which allowed them to replace software that was not stable. Orbit 3DM Feature Extraction became their preferred application for LiDAR feature extraction. The application accepted and processed LiDAR data from multiple mobile systems and processing packages without any problems. They exported extracted data from 3DM Feature Extraction in a variety of different formats, which was useful for moving information into other applications and maintaining their existing workflow. With Orbit 3DM Publisher, they improved the quality of their presentations to end users within the GIS web applications they were comfortable using.
Extracting Features in Real Time
BPG Designs produced even more value from Orbit 3DM Feature Extraction when they integrated the software with a Microsoft SQL Server database and Esri ArcMap. The database combined information from Feature Extraction and ArcMap, allowing them to carry out feature extraction in real time. They can now extract features with real-time statistics of features extracted per minute or a calculated average of distances extracted over time. Orbit 3DM applications have become a cornerstone of the mapping group, as they integrate their processes without requiring them to alter how they work.
Project Playbook: Orbit 3DM Feature Extraction, Orbit 3DM Publisher