Velodyne and Paracosm Partner to Capture Environments on Unlimited Scale
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Velodyne and Paracosm Partner to Capture Environments on Unlimited Scale

Velodyne LiDAR Inc, a world leader in 3D vision systems for autonomous vehicles, and Paracosm, a division of Occipital, has announced that the two companies have partnered to integrate Velodyne’s VLP-16 Puck LiDAR sensors into Paracosm’s PX-80. The PX-80 is a powerful handheld 3D scanner commonly used for geospatial, construction, and industrial applications to survey a wide array of spaces from large office buildings to thick forests.

Paracosm’s PX-80 uses Velodyne’s VLP-16 Puck and its own proprietary SLAM technology – itself a fusion of LiDAR, colour imagery, and IMU data – to produce detailed three-dimensional documentation of complex environments and geometries in minutes. The resulting point clouds come in full colour with corresponding spherical imagery that can provide virtual tours along with accurate 3D measurements.

“When we first began our 3D mapping journey, we wanted to be able to capture huge environments as fast as possible, but were limited by the range and accuracy of available sensors,” said Amir Rubin, President of Paracosm. “After searching far and wide for a better solution, we found that the VLP-16 was the best combination of size, accuracy, and functionality to fit our needs,” he added.

As the VLP-16 is the smallest commercially available sensor in Velodyne’s portfolio, it is the easiest to embed in other products. “The performance of the VLP-16 is unrivalled in the marketplace. We remain deeply impressed with the range, acquisition rate, noise levels, and accuracy it provides in such a compact form factor,” said Gannon Wilder, who leads Business Development in the Paracosm division.

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