Why LiDAR for Transportation Infrastructure

Bridges and roads exist in complex environments—over waterways, through forests, alongside utilities. LiDAR captures all of this context in a single dataset.

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Surface Detail

Detect deck deformation, settlement, or displacement

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Vegetation

Identify encroachment affecting sight lines or access

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Terrain Context

Understand slopes, drainage, and topography

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Documentation

Capture inaccessible areas completely

Bridge Inspection Deliverables

Bridge Deck Classification

Lidarvisor automatically classifies bridge deck surfaces, enabling:
• Surface analysis for flatness and grade
• Clearance measurement to waterway below
• Volume calculations for deck replacement planning
• Change detection comparing surveys over time

Digital Terrain Model (DTM)

The terrain beneath and surrounding bridges is critical for:
• Scour analysis near abutments
• Approach grading design
• Drainage planning
• Embankment stability monitoring

Road Corridor Deliverables

  • Classified Point Cloud — with bridge deck separated from terrain
  • DTM Raster — GeoTIFF for terrain analysis
  • Contour Lines — DXF at engineering-grade intervals (0.25m-0.5m)
  • Slope Map — for drainage and stability analysis

Traditional Inspection

  • ❌ Requires lane closures and traffic control
  • ❌ Limited to what inspectors can see and reach
  • ❌ Subjective condition ratings
  • ❌ No quantitative dimensional data

LiDAR-Based Inspection

  • ✅ Minimal traffic disruption
  • ✅ Complete coverage including inaccessible areas
  • ✅ Quantitative measurements for change detection
  • ✅ Permanent record for comparison over time

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