Hopefully you read our 'How Asset Mapping Works' web page before reading the below section. For easy of understanding some sections of that page are repeat below.
INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING INCLUDES:
Road Networks
Bus Routes
Fire Trails
Four Wheel Drive Tracks
Pipelines
Powerline Easements
Aerial Hotshot has a number of vehicle options and a selection of specialised equipment to map and inspect. The specialised equipment uses GPS coordinates to geo-reference the data captured.
What are the Asset Managers Choices?
Asset Managers can decide to use our geo-tagged imagery in their GIS system (MapInfo/ESRI)(*1), or choose Aerial Hotshots end product solutions or a combination (*2).
(*1)Client Uses their GIS System - Aerial Hotshots Commisioned for Data Capture Only
Aerial Hotshots captures video and still imagery and provides this to the client. As the imagery is geo-tagged the client can choose to just commission us to capture the geo-tagged imagery and use commercial GIS systems such as:
(*2) Client End Product - Aerial Hotshot Options
A number of product delivery choices are available;
Video/photographs viewed in our Mapping Software(*A)
Photographs viewed in our Mapping Software (*B)
Video and still photographs by themselves(*C)
Optional access to a mapping server (*D)
(*A) Mapping Software
Geo-referenced information can be imported into our powerful desktop multimedia mapping software that allows us to produce spatially orientated digital maps. Points of Interest (POI) such as damaged markers, sunken areas, exposed pipe, or wombat holes are easily recorded. In video playback mode, the asset manager can select search and-play, search-and-pause, and fast-forward and watch the cursor move to indicate the current location and camera direction. Photographs taken are marked on the map as POI. By simply selecting ‘inspect picture’ the image opens and displays various information including
the latitude and longitude coordinates.
Below is an example of what our mapping software looks like. The asset manager is provided with a 'viewer' version of our mapping software.
Legend 1. The Red line represents the track flown & the asset mapped such as a pipeline. 2. In video playback mode, the video plays from any point that you select on the track. 3. As the video plays the cursor indicates the current position being viewed and camera direction. 4. Any still photographs taken or video frames captured are displayed. (see far left of map) 5. Any points of interest (POI), recorded with our feature button, are displayed on the map.
(*B) Mapping Software
In this example, just photographs have been taken. The photographs are marked on the map as POI and are dispayed as thumbnails on the screen. The asset manager simply selects the 'inspect picture' button and the image opens. Various information including the latitude and longitude is viewable.
Below is an example of what our mapping software looks like with just photgraphs and no video.
(*C) Video & Still Photographs
In this option Aerial Hotsots only provides the client with the raw data captured.
(*D) Media Mapper Server
Optional to the asset manager is access to a mapping server which is a network-based centralised publishing, storage, and distribution platform for geo-tagged video & still photographs. Now you can share video and pictures of real world conditions, across your organisation, using a common map based Web interface.
Benefits:
• Geospatial Decision Making
• Allow everyone in the organisation access up-to-date visual information of pipeline assets
• Quickly review conditions at locations and evaluate progress for more informed decisions
Below is an example of what our mapping server looks like.
ACTUAL SURVEY DATA LOADED INTO OUR MAPPING SOFTWARE
Asset Mapping - A Highway Survey
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Asset Mapping - A Country Road Survey
JUST VIDEO EXAMPLES
Here are some short video clips showing just the video side of the asset mapping.
