Course Description

This course will teach you how to capture the most accurate data with a NavVis mobile mapping device. 
 

What you will learn from this course:   

  • What you need to know about mobile mapping, including laser scanning technology and SLAM
  • How to perform an essential workflow: loop closures
  • When and how to use measured control points
  • How to best prepare for a mapping project when using NavVis technology

 

When to take this course:   

This course is best taken once you have already completed the device-specific courses for your NavVis mobile mapping device. Find the NavVis VLX courses here and the NavVis M6 courses here.


What to expect:

The course contains demonstration videos, detailed explanations, and a quiz to measure your learning.  


Completing the course will take you about 45 minutes. 

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course introduction

    • Introduction
  • 2

    What you need to know about mobile mapping

    • Laser scanning and mobile mapping technology

    • Potential scenarios for SLAM-based errors

    • Workflows to overcome SLAM-based errors
  • 3

    Introduction to loop closures

    • Overview of loop closures
  • 4

    When and how to use control points

    • Overview of control points

    • When to use control points

    • Control point best practices

    • How to capture control points with NavVis VLX
  • 5

    How to prepare for a project when using a NavVis device

    • Panorama quality

    • Introduction to datasets

    • Exercise: Planning datasets
  • 6

    Test your skills

    • Find out how much you know about capturing accurate data with a NavVis device
  • 7

    Course feedback

    • Accurate data course: Let us know what you thought!