Patent ID: 6917893

Claim:
A spatial data collection apparatus comprising: a mobile platform; at least one wheel coupled to said mobile platform; at least one positional sensor located on said mobile platform for generating positional data related to a position of said mobile platform; at least one range-finding device located on said mobile platform for measuring and calculating range data relating to distances and angles between said mobile platform and objects; a computational device for collecting and correlating said positional data and said range data to produce spatial data, said computational device comprising: software drivers for transferring said positional data and said range data to said computational device; and software for collecting and time stamping said positional data and said range data and for interpolating positions of said mobile platform when said range data was taken to produce said spatial data and for storing said spatial data by logging said range data with said positional data representing said positions when said range data was taken; and a storage system connected to said computational device for storing said spatial data.