sMedio Promotes Productivity Improvement in Construction DX, Especially in Tunneling, Using LiDAR Applied Technologies (3D, Point Cloud Data, etc.)

(Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Sadanori Iwamoto; TSE Growth: 3913; hereafter "sMedio") is developing a service that collects point cloud data from LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) as a new initiative for its construction DX service and utilizes various 3D data generated from the point cloud data. The company is developing a service that utilizes various types of 3D data generated from the point cloud data.

Using LiDAR, a laser beam is irradiated onto an object to be measured, and the distance to the object and the shape of the object can be measured based on the information from the reflected light. This technology is also being applied to systems that support automatic driving.

On the other hand, laser scanners are currently mainly used in construction-related surveying, and although they are more accurate than LiDAR, they are very expensive equipment, and the collection of point cloud data and data processing after data collection is time-consuming and costly to operate. The LiDAR application system, which enables inexpensive, real-time point cloud data collection and display, allows easy and flexible system operation at construction sites.

An example of a construction site where sMedio's LiDAR application system could be used

1. Application to invert excavation, face collapse prediction, and lining concrete evaluation at mountain tunnel construction sites.
2. Utilizing the reflected intensity from LiDAR to investigate the deformation of the material under investigation.
3. Application to object recognition and object motion tracing of people, heavy machinery, etc.

sMedio will continue to promote its contribution to productivity improvement at construction sites by introducing new technologies on an ongoing basis.