Choosing a LiDAR System
LiDARs are becoming more popular due to lower prices and better manufacturing. However, there is no perfect LiDAR for all applications. If you’re thinking about using a LiDAR, but don’t know where to begin, let our expert team assist you.
Budget
Many high-end LiDARs are excellent for scanning in at 200 meter ranges, but can’t detect obstacles less than a meter away. Budget LiDARs can often excel at close-up scans, but have limited range. Currently, we support many close-range models.
RealSense D435
The Intel® RealSense™ depth camera D435 is a stereo solution, offering quality depth for a variety of applications. Its wide field of view is perfect for applications such as robotics or augmented and virtual reality, where seeing as much of the scene as possible is vitally important.
- Range: 0.3m to 3m
- Accuracy: <2% at 4m
- Indoor and Outdoor
RealSense D455
The Intel® RealSense™ Depth Camera D455 improves upon the D435 by increasing range and accuracy by a factor of two. The SDK 2.0 is designed to allow seamless transitions from one generation to the next and between our cameras.
- Range: 0.6m to 6m
- Accuracy: <2% at 4m
- Indoor and Outdoor
RealSense D457
The D457 depth camera adds a GMSL serializer and FAKRA connector to the Intel RealSense camera product line. GMSL/FAKRA has lower power, lower ESD/EMI noise, lower latency, longer cable length than USB, higher bandwidth compared to Ethernet, and an IP65-grade enclosure to better protect it from dust and water.
- Range: 0.6m to 6m
- Accuracy: <2% at 4m
- Indoor and Outdoor
RealSense D405
The D405 depth camera is ideal for high accuracy at close range. It provides sub-millimeter accuracy for your close-range computer vision needs. At a distance of 0.07m, it can even detect objects measuring 50 microns.
- Range: 0.07m to 0.5m
- Accuracy: 0.1mm at 0.07m
- Indoor
Survey Grade
Survey Grade Scanners offer premium quality and range at premium prices.
Carlson Scan2k
The Carlson Scan2K and Scan750 bridge the gap between small, light-weight, short-range sensors and large, long-range, pulsed time-of-flight scanners. Built with surveyors in mind, the Carlson Scan2K and Scan750 have a user-friendly on-board operator interface with menu-driven operations for quickly collecting and referencing data.
- Range: 0.1m to 2000m
- Accuracy: 0.005% at 100m
- Indoor and Outdoor
Carlson VS+
The Carlson Void Scanner+ is a specialized, laser-based cavity monitoring system that uses time-of-flight laser measurement to map the shape, position, and spatial location of voids. Void Scanner+ helps you solve underground surveying challenges quickly and cheaply, while ensuring both the safety of personnel and the protection of stock and underground sites.
- Range: 0.5m to 150m
- Accuracy: <0.5% at 5cm
- Indoor and Outdoor
Carlson C-ALS
The C-ALS (Cavity Auto-scanning Laser System) is a unique specialist underground laser cavity monitoring system that enables mapping of previously inaccessible parts of mines, safely and quickly. It can be used in a wide range of applications, where an inaccessible void exists and accurate data is required to monitor excavations, assess risk, or design solutions.
- Range: up to 200m
- Accuracy: 360°, no blind spots
- Indoor and Outdoor