Leica Citymapper-3 Airborne Lidar For Regional And Urban Mapping
Across varied use cases, a newly designed, flexible platform fuses state-of-the-art imaging and LiDAR to raise capture efficiency by about thirty percent.
From Hexagon’s portfolio, Leica Geosystems is introducing Leica CityMapper-3. Built with adaptability in mind, the solution is aimed at speeding collection workflows and simplifying data capture for challenging regional and urban survey work.
Configurable Imaging & LiDAR for Airborne Mapping
Debuting within the visual payload is a Leica MFC250–driven suite using Sony’s IMX811 sensor, and capture throughput can rise by roughly thirty percent versus earlier units. Using a modular, multi-profile approach, crews can tune line width and ground detail to altitude and job goals, while refinements to vertical and slanted capture sharpen features from every viewpoint, enabling outputs from city-scale replicas to 2D ortho maps.
The visual payload is paired with the Leica Hyperion3+ unit, which mirrors that flexibility; pattern options are tuned to terrain and flight plans. Inside one assembly, the operation of optics and the channel for lidar is tightly aligned, yielding consistent, analysis-ready datasets in fewer sorties—a time saver for teams operating airborne sensors.
Meeting the Demand for Airborne Mapping Solutions
For teams that need flexibility, CityMapper-3 answers the call for a tool that pivots quickly across varied scenarios without trading away result quality. With one hybrid sensor, organizations can address many jobs while keeping the level of fidelity associated with Leica Geosystems.“Looking at how far we have advanced, the CityMapper hybrid sensor now reaches a new tier in its third generation,” said Werner Kirchhofer, Vice President Product Development, Airborne Sensors Business Unit, Scanning & Mapping Division, Hexagon. “Our effort centered on higher performance and giving customers full freedom to set up the optical and laser payloads per mission, so one platform can span all scenarios while maintaining the Leica Geosystems standard of quality.”
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