Mapping above ground planimetric features using LiDAR Dan Senner GIS AnalystRobert Chavez CAD Coordinator
Project Background Storm/Sanitary/Water piping conversion project completed Identified inaccuracies in District site plans/ campus map District GIS application PlantMan created 2
Jones Island Located in Milwaukee, WI Built in the early 1900’s Current site plan believed to be established by heads up digitization 3
4 GOAL: To create a survey grade site plan at Jones Island Uses: Update PlantMan Creation of Master CAD site drawings All future District contracts will utilize Master site plan Eliminate inconsistencies between GIS & CAD
Current Site Plan Inaccuracies 5
6 Missing Site in GIS CAD Site Plan
Current Site Plan Inaccuracies 7 Misplaced Sites in GIS CAD Site Plan
Current Site Plan Inaccuracies 8 Duplicate facility 282 on top does not exist
Site Plan Capture Options First Option: Traditional Survey done internally Work estimated at roughly 800 hours for Jones Island Second Option: Develop RFP for work to be done by a consultant using LiDAR 9
Deliverables 10
Consultant 11 RA Smith selected Work commenced Final deliverable received Significant time and cost savings to District
12 Results “Improved Accuracy”
13 Results “Improved Accuracy”
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15 Results “Level Of Detail” Original Site Plan Updated Site Plan
16 Results “Level Of Detail” Original Site Plan Updated Site Plan
Scanner Details 17 Leica P20: 210 scan positions at JI Three minutes per scan (not including set-up) Line-of-sight scanning Between 16 & 20 million points per scan Survey Grade accuracy to an eighth of an inch Deliverables: Final IMP (native) size 135GB PTS file size 112GB, 12 files TruView data set 11.4GB
TruView 18
Point Cloud Tools 19
GIS & CAD Improve GIS feature accuracy Surface creation to look at settlement issues Consistency between GIS & CAD 20
Looking Ahead South Shore Site Scan Import data to SDE Update PlantMan Test incorporating TruView into PlantMan Create Master CAD site drawing 21
QUESTIONS? 22