The Zebedee team at the recent iAwards.
The CSIRO (Qld) was recently awarded a 2013 iAward for Research & Development for its Zebedee Mobile Mapping handheld laser scanner. The iAwards is Australia’s premier technology awards program, focused on recognising the contributions that ICT makes across all sectors of the Australian and global economies.
The Zebedee makes the complex task of laser scanning much simpler, as the operator only has to walk through an environment while holding the spring-mounted scanner in their hand. The Zebedee has been successfully commercialised as the ‘ZEB1’ by international company, 3D Laser Mapping.
The initial version of the ZEB1 has recently improved with the addition of the new DL2600 Data logger, which eliminates the need for a separate laptop and power supply. The handheld ZEB-DL2600 data logger automatically records, in real time, the millions of individual laser scanned measurements captured by the ZEB1.
Developed by 3D Laser Mapping, it is a fully ruggedised (IP65) bespoke system that incorporates an embedded Intel Atom dual core processor and 64GB solid state drive in a tough aluminium enclosure. Data capture and data download (to external USB storage device) is fully automated and controlled by simple tri-coloured status LED’s. The device also includes an integrated Lithium battery pack that powers both the data logger and ZEB1 laser scanner.
