LIDARUSA SYSTEM PLANNER
Find your flight settings.
Change your height. Adjust your speed. See the density.
LiDARUSA system
MOBILE MAPPING · SINGLE SCANNER
Highway Mapper Z
LiDARUSA mobile mapping system
Estimated local points/m² at normal incidence
Vehicle & surface settings
Measure from the road to the scanner’s measurement center, not from the vehicle roof. Default 6 ft; adjustable from 4–10 ft. Density is calculated for the road directly beneath the scanner.
Your flight settings
METRICESTIMATED POINT DENSITY
pts/m²
Single return · nadir estimate
Meets your target
m
m/s
pts/m²
TRY A STARTING POINT
Flight preview
Live planning viewIllustrative point-cloud previewGround moves beneath the aircraft. Scan planes stay fixed relative to the drone.
Density map
Tap or drag to explore28 pts/m²POINT DENSITY417 pts/m²
Explore height and speedTap or drag to update both views. Brighter colors mean more points, not greater accuracy.
Estimated density directly beneath the aircraft on level ground.