Fugro

Geospatial: LiDAR processing and feature extraction for coastal resilience and environmental baseline studies

Fugro engaged work-integrated social enterprise Australian Spatial Analytics (ASA) to conduct LiDAR point cloud cleansing of the seafloor, land and water surface modelling—providing essential data for coastal resilience and environmental baseline study projects across Australia.

Overview

16,650 km of topographic and bathymetric LiDAR data

5,175 km2

1 terabyte of point cloud processing

710 hours

Industries

Resources

Challenge

Provision of accurate processing of bathymetric and hydrographic point cloud data to identify coastal and marine features

Solution

Innovative point cloud cleansing of seafloor, land, and surface water modelling for coastal management

Social Impact

Five analysts trained and brought out of long-term unemployment

“ASA is a highly regarded and trusted partner to our business. The team are highly engaged, professional and a delight to work with. We hold them in the highest regard and consider them a critical element of our future growth plans.”

Paul Seaton, Director - Hydrography and Coastal Resilience at Fugro.

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