Mobile Mapping Considerations

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THINKING OF BUYING A MOBILE MAPPING SYSTEM?

Transcript of Mobile Mapping Considerations

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THINKING OF BUYING A MOBILE MAPPING SYSTEM?

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WE LOVE MOBILE MAPPING AND WANT TO YOU AS WELL.

WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING THINGS IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING INVESTING IN THIS

EXCITING AND FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY

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APPOINT A TECHNICAL CHAMPION

SOMEONE ON THE TEAM THAT DEVELOPS A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND MENTORS THE REST OF THE TEAM

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UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SYSTEM YOU NEED• SCANNER RANGE PERFORMANCE• SCANNER RANGE NOISE (WHAT OBJECT RESOLUTION DO YOU NEED TO SEE IN

THE DATA?)• NAVIGATION SYSTEM ACCURACY (ESPECIALLY IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)• CAMERA SYSTEMS (PANORAMIC OR FRAME CAMERAS? WHAT RESOLUTION?)• MOUNTING TO THE VEHICLE (PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY?)• PORTABILITY (DO YOU NEED TO FLY TO ANOTHER CITY TO UNDERTAKE

PROJECTS THERE?)• WEATHER PROTECTION FOR THE SYSTEM (IS IT NECESSARY, OR DO YOU ONLY

WORK IN GOOD WEATHER?)

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CONSIDER THE WHOLE SOFTWARE WORKFLOW1. CAN THE SOFTWARE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DO

EVERYTHING YOU NEED? 2. WHAT OTHER SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MIGHT YOU

WANT/NEED?3. CAN YOU GET RESULTS FROM THE MOBILE MAPPING

DATA IN YOUR CAD/GIS SOFTWARE.

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BUDGET ENOUGH FOR TRAINING?1. ARE YOUR STAFF GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH SKILLS

TO DELIVER PROJECTS QUICKLY ENOUGH?2. WHAT TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING

OFFERED TO YOU?3. HOW WILL THIS EFFECT YOUR RETURN ON

INVESTMENT?

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WILL YOU GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT?

INEVITABLY SOMETHING WILL GO WRONG OR SOMEONE WILL FORGET SOMETHING – ARE YOU CONFIDENT YOUR PROVIDER WILL OFFER YOU THE BEST SUPPORT?

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT – WHAT TO CONSIDER?1. WHAT LOCAL SUPPORT/EXPERTISE IS OFFERED?2. HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO OTHER CUSTOMERS ABOUT THEIR

EXPERIENCE?3. WHAT SPARE PARTS AM I LIKELY TO NEED AND HOW LONG

WILL IT TAKE TO GET THEM?4. DOES THE VENDOR HAVE A STANDBY SYSTEM AVAILABLE

FOR CUSTOMERS?5. DOES THE COMPANY HAVE A ‘SHUTDOWN’ PERIOD FOR

HOLIDAYS WHEN NO SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE?

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WHEN DO YOU WANT TO START?NO COMPANY CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE AN EXPENSIVE ASSET MANY MONTHS BEFORE FEE EARNING PROJECTS BEGIN.

1. HOW QUICKLY WILL YOUR STAFF BUILD THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM?

2. DOES THE PROVIDER OFFER A DEMO/STANDBY SYSTEM SO THAT STAFF CAN START USING THE SYSTEM BEFORE DELIVERY?

3. CAN YOU TRY BEFORE YOU BUY?

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OUR MISSION AT 3D LASER MAPPING IS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE HAVE MANY EXAMPLES AROUND THE WORLD WHERE WE HAVE MADE THIS COME

TRUE.

DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THIS GROUP AND LEARN HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN FOR

YOU?

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