Leica Launches LIDAR / Thermal / IP Camera

Published Mar 04, 2020 15:09 PM

Swiss manufacturer Leica is launching what it calls a "real-time reality capture device" fusing LIDAR, thermal cameras, IP cameras and more.

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In this note, based on a discussion with the manufacturer, we look at this new release, how it compares to typical analytics, and the outlook for this new offering.

BLK247 ********

**********, *** ****** ** ******* ** an ********* **** ******, **** *** LIDAR ******* ********* ** *** **** and ******* ****** *** ****. ** contains *** ********* *******/*******:

  • ****-**** ***** ******* (***° * ***°), two ***° ***** *** ******, *** range (*** ********)
  • *** **** ***° ********* *******, ******** to ******* * ***° ****
  • **** *** ******* *******

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***** **** ***** ** ******* * version, **** *******, ***** *** ******* cameras ****.

Object ********* **

*** ****** **** **-***** ** ** detect ******, ***** *****, *******, *** thermal ******* ** ******** *** *********. It **** *** ** ** ********* valid ****** ****** *** *******/ *******. Unlike ******* ****** ********* *** **, LIDAR **** ***** ********** ** ******* these *******, ***** ***** ******* ******** by ********** *** ****** ** *******, which ******** ** ********** "******" ** ensure **** *** ***** (*.*., ********, shadows, ****, ******).

*********, *** ****** ******** ****** ********* and ****/******* ****** *********, *** ***** plans ** ********* *** ********* ** other ******* (**** ** ******** *** animals) ** *** ******.

European-Developed / ***-***** *************

***** ********** **** *** ****** ******** and ******** *** ********* ** ****** and *** *** ************ ** *****.

VMS ************ *******

***** ** ********* ********** ************ ** VMSes, ** **** ** ****** ***** conformance *** ****** ***** *******. *** integrations **** ******* ***** ******* ** well ** ****** ******** ***/** ** events. ** ******* **** *** *** integration *** *****.

*** ****** ********* ********** **** ***** startup***********'* ************ ** ******** ********, ***** ********** ***** ***** **** visible *** ******* ******* ** **** devices ** * ** ******** *** (below).

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Pricing *** *******

*** ****** *** ** **** ** €15,000 - ~$**,*** ***. ***** ***** to ******* ** ******* ***** ******** channel, ********* ******, ** * ******* advertised *****, ** **** ** ******* integrators, **** ****** *********.

Potential ********** ****** *********

*****'* **** ***** ******* ******* ********* is ******** ******** *** ** ***** dimensional, ********** *********. ***** ***** ********* "see" **** * **** ********** ** a ******, *******, ** ***** *******, the ****** *** *********** *** ****** and ****** ****** ***********. **** ***** eliminate ****** **** ****** **** *******, branches, *** ********* ***** ********* ******* many *********.

***** **** ****** *** **** **** three-dimensional ********* ***** ** ********** ** object **** ****** *** ******* *********, as **** *** ****** *** ********* object's ****** ** ******* ******* *** presence, ***** ******* **** ********* ** visibly. ****** **** ******/******* ********* **** historically ********* **** ******.

*******, ***** ********* **** *** ******* light, ***********************, ** ** **** *** ****** from **** ********, **** ** ************, overexposure, *****, ***.

Disadvantages ****** *********

*******, *** ****** ** **** ********* compared ** **** ******* ******** *******, such ** ********'* *** ** *****'* IVA ******. *** *** ***** ** a ****** ******, ***** *** ****** purchase **-** ******** *******. *******, ***** that *** ****** ******** **** ******* panoramic ******* *******, ***** **** ****** still **** ** ******* ******** ******* for ****** ******* *********** *******, ******* driving **** ** *** ******.

************, *****'* ********* ***** ** ******* to ~***, ********** ***** ******** ** many ********* ***** *** ****** ** low ** *-** *** ****** * wide ***, ********* ******** ** ***'+ in *** ***** (********* ********* ********). **** ***** *** ****** ********* to ****** ** **** **** *****.

*******, ***** *** ******** ** ****** performing **/******** *******, **** ** ********'* H5A, ***** ***, ** **** *****'* low **** *********+, ***** ******* ****** from *** ***** ******, ***** *** not **** *** ******'* ********* ********* accuracy ***** *** *********** ***** *******.

Compared ** ***** ******

**** *** **** *** *****, * few ***** ********** **** ******** ** video ************, ****** **** ******* ***** LIDAR *****, ********* *********** **** ******** cameras.

** *** **** **** *** ***** LIDARs, **** *** **** ********* (****** still *** ***** ** ~$*,***). ** the ******** ****, **** ******* *********** and *** *** ** ****-*** ** the ***** ********.

*** **** **** **** ** * major ********. ** **** *** ****** any ***** *** ** ** ****** make ****** ****.

*******

*** ****** ** ** *********** ******* with **** ********* ********** ****** ******* analytics, ********** ** ****-*** ************ **** as ******** (***** ********* ****** ********* is *********) ** ******** ************** (**** as ********, ***** ******* ** ****** or ** ******* ******* ****** *********).

*******, *** ***** ** ****** ** be *********** ** **** ************ ***** lower **** **/******** ******* *** ******* many ** *** **** *********.

Poll / ****

Comments (16)
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 04, 2020

** *** *********** *****, *** ***'* see **** ************ ************* ***** *****. Why? ****** *** **********. **** ** amateurs *** ***'* **** ****** *** have ***** ** ***** **** *** them ******.

***** *********, ***** ***** *******, ***** images (****** ***** ******* *****). **** niche, *** * **** **** *******.

****, ***** ******* *** **** ** Panasonic.

***** *********** **** ******** **** **** be *** ******* ** **** *** so **** ** *** ****. * got ** **** ** **** *** a ******* ** **** *** *********.

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MM
Michael Miller
Mar 04, 2020

**** *** **** *****'* ** ***** scanning *****?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 04, 2020

**, **** *****?

MM
Michael Miller
Mar 04, 2020

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Undisclosed #2
Mar 05, 2020

**** ******* *** *** ***** ****, feel **** ** *** ****** ** the ******* ***** *****. ***** **** they *** ****** **** *********.

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Terrence Harless
Mar 05, 2020

********* **** ** *** **** ***** if ******* *** ** ******* ** comparable ************.

SK
Srinath Kalluri
Mar 13, 2020

**** ******* ***** ***** ** ****** for **** *****. * ** *** of * *******, ****, ******** * ~50m ***** ** ****** ****** (+*********), but **** **** *** **** ** enterprise ******* ************ *******. **’* **** of * ****** ****** ******* **** works ** *** ************ *********. **’* not ***** ** ** * ************* capture ****** **** *****’*, *** **** focused ** ******** ************. *** *******, we’re ******** * **** ******** ******** for ******* ****** ******** *** *********, but * ** ******* ** ***** is * ****** ** *** ************ not ********** ****** ** ******** ****** technology **** ***** **** ** * fit.

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Michael Miller
Nov 25, 2020

*******, **** **** ****** *** ***** this *** ******.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Nov 25, 2020

***********. ***** ** *********** ** *** something **** ******* ******* *****'* ** coupled **** *****'* ***° *****. ** a ****, ******** *** *** ******* ($100 **) ** ********** *** *** a ******** (*** ***) **** ** someone *** **** ****** ** **** their *** *** *** **** **.

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Michael Miller
Nov 25, 2020

**** ****** *** *******, ***** *** color ******.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Nov 25, 2020

* *** *** ******* *******, ** issue ** *** ***** *****. **'* not **** ** *** ******* ***** glass ****** *** ****** ***** *******. It's *** ******** ** ****** *****, Lidar *** ******* ******* **** * single ** ******* *** *** ****with ******* ********* ***** ** ** *** *******.

***** *** ******* ** ******!

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Michael Miller
Nov 25, 2020

***, **** ** *** *** **** for ****-***** ************ *** **** *** be **** ****** *** **** ************. Pricing ***** ****** ** ** **** is *** ** *****. * **** need ** *** ** ***** ** one ** **** * ****** *** would **** ***** ** ** ****.

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Undisclosed #4
Nov 26, 2020

***, **** ** *** *** **** for ****-***** ************ *** **** *** be **** ****** *** **** ************.

*** ****,

* ** ***-*****.

*** ** *** *******, ****-***** ***'* this ******** *********.

**** ************ ***** *** *** **** for?

******!

MM
Michael Miller
Nov 27, 2020

* ** **** ********** ** ****** how ** **** ** **** **** multiple ******* (*****, *******, *** *****) on *** ****** ****** * ** not **** ** **** ****** **** that. * ***** **** **** **** to **** ** **** ******** *** detecting *******.

* ***** ****** ******* * ******, thermal ****** ** *** ** ** has *** **** ** * *****, and ***** ****** *** **** ** the *****. ********* **** ****.

*** **** ******, * **** * client *** ** ********* ***** ******* entering *** ******** *** *** *******. Having *** ******* ****** *** ***** could **** ****** ******* ****** ***** the ***** ****** ***** **** ****. Also, *** ***** **** **** **** exactly ***** *** ****** ** ******* on *** ********.

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Alexander Ignatenko
Nov 26, 2020
Luxriot

*** ****, ***. ******* *** ***** Geosystems ********* ***** *** *********** ** Luxriot® *** ***** *** **** ********** platform **** *** ******, *** ************* real-time ******* ******* ****** ** ***** Geosystems. *** *********** **** **** ***** access ** ******** ****** ****** **********—* combination ** **** *********, *******, *** LiDAR—to ****** *** ****** ******** ******* within * ***** ********** ******* *** Luxriot® *** ****** **** *********.

***** ** *** ********** ****** **** benefit **** *** ********* ***** *** data ********** ************ ** *******® *** and **** ** **** ** ****** dual ****** **** *******, ****-**** ***** dewarp ** ******** ** ********* *****, and ****-***** ******** ****** ** *** Leica ********** ******.

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mark montano
Aug 03, 2021
IPVMU Certified

* *** ***** **** ***** ** well ********* ******* **** ** *** Forensic ***** ******** ********* ** ******* to ***** ***** ************** *** ******* Projection **************.

**********, * ***** **** ** ********** how ** ********* **** *** ********.