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NCHRP 15-44 [Active]

Guidelines for the Use of Mobile LIDAR in Transportation Applications

  Project Data
Funds: $249,902
Staff Responsibility: Edward T. Harrigan
Research Agency: Oregon State University
Principal Investigator: Michael Olsen
Effective Date: 9/14/2011
Completion Date: 6/15/2013
Comments: The guide will be published in the NCHRP Report series in mid-2013.

OBJECTIVE


The objective of this research is to develop guidelines for the use of mobile LiDAR technology in transportation applications. The guidelines shall (1) be based on an analysis of current and emerging applications in areas such as project planning, project development, construction, operations, maintenance, safety, research, and asset management; (2) address data collection methods, formatting and management, storage requirements, quality assurance, and the translation and formatting of derived products; and (3) be based on and organized around performance criteria such as data precision, local (relative) accuracy, network (absolute) accuracy, and point density.

STATUS: Publication of the guidelines in the NCHRP Report series is anticipated in mid-2013.
, OBJECTIVE


The objective of this research is to develop guidelines for the use of mobile LiDAR technology in transportation applications. The guidelines shall (1) be based on an analysis of current and emerging applications in areas such as project planning, project development, construction, operations, maintenance, safety, research, and asset management; (2) address data collection methods, formatting and management, storage requirements, quality assurance, and the translation and formatting of derived products; and (3) be based on and organized around performance criteria such as data precision, local (relative) accuracy, network (absolute) accuracy, and point density.

STATUS: Publication of the guidelines in the NCHRP Report series is anticipated in mid-2013.  A prepublication, non-edited draft version of the report is available at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP15-44_FinalGuidelines.pdf.