3D LIDAR visualization possible with E3De software from ITT

Oct. 24, 2011

Boulder, CO--New interactive software for visualizing and extracting 3D features from LIDAR data called E3De is now available from ITT Visual Information Solutions.

Boulder, CO--A new, interactive software environment for visualizing and extracting three dimensional (3D) features from Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR or LiDAR) data called E3De (www.ittvis.com/E3De) is now available from ITT Visual Information Solutions (VIS), a subsidiary of ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT). The E3De software lets users understand a geographic area of interest from all angles by creating realistic 3D visualizations of manmade and natural features from LIDAR point cloud data. The resulting products and visualizations add valuable information to a wide variety of geospatial applications including assessing forest inventories, mapping urban growth, visualizing terrain, and determining power line locations.

"Used in a variety of industries from forestry to defense and intelligence, LiDAR has become increasingly popular in recent years for the important 3-D information it provides about objects in a geospatial context," said Beau Legeer, VP of product marketing with ITT VIS. "E3De delivers the software analysis tools that geospatial analysts need to quickly and accurately get 3-D information from LiDAR point cloud data and easily integrate the information into other applications such as ENVI[trademark] and ArcGIS[trademark]."

The E3De software technology allows users to ingest native LAS, NITF LAS, and ASCII files, prepare the LiDAR data, fly through a realistic scene, identify and extract features, refine the resulting products, and, if desired, export the results for further analysis. In addition to the standard topographic products, E3De allows users to create advanced 3D products from LiDAR data. These include trees, buildings, power lines and power poles. E3De products can be integrated to other geospatial applications through a single-button export to ENVI or as shapefiles for inclusion in GIS (geographic information systems) mapping applications.

ITT Visual Information Solutions provides integrated software solutions that help scientists, engineers, researchers, and medical professionals turn complex data into useful information. The company’s 150,000 customers from more than 80 countries use its products in a variety of industries, including remote sensing, engineering, earth sciences, aerospace, defense and intelligence, medical imaging, oil and gas exploration, and biotechnology.

SOURCE: ITT Visual Information Solutions; www.ittvis.com/Company/PressRoom/PressReleases/ctl/Details/mid/575/ItemID/135.aspx