Patent ID: 6600553
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: G01C,G01S

Abstract:
An apparatus for creating a 3d image of a site comprising:a modular scanning head; a telescoping mast attached at one end to the modular scanning head and said telescoping mast being hollow having a centerline x, and said modular scanning head having the ability to rotate 360 degrees about a centerline y; a laser ranging system attached to the other end of said telescoping mast and said laser ranging system being positioned so that the scanning head is in communication with said laser ranging system along the centerline x of the mast, and said laser ranging system creating a data coordinate from the rotational position of said modular scanning head and the distance to an object in said site; and a wireless data communications computer system receiving said data coordinates from said laser ranging system and having the ability to receive a position coordinate from a global positioning system, whereby said wireless data communications computer system creates a 3d image of said site.