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Indoor 3D Mapping Solving the Last Mile Challenges The mapping world today is steadily embracing new areas of applications. Providing essential visual images as well as useful data is the natural outcome for each mapping activity. Today, mapping indoor areas with precision and solving the last-mile location accuracy challenge has become a popular area of focus.
Indoor 3D Mapping
14 | www.geospatialworld.net | November - December 2022
Growing popularity of indoor mapping Looking back on the history of mapping, the world outside has seen greater efficiency and accuracy as mapping technologies have evolved. Now is the time to shift focus to mapping indoors. Indoor maps are gaining popularity. They are especially beneficial in situations where people need to locate a very specific location inside a large building - like an apartment complex or office building. For example, when first responders are called to a medical emergency and need a better understanding of the space they are entering to reach a patient in need of urgent medical care. The reality is that locating a specific address often is not an easy task. This is especially true for Multiple Dwelling Units (MDU) where large apartment complexes have multiple parking areas, entry doors and elevators. While you may be able to get to the right address, that doesn’t guarantee you’ve reached the nearest parking lot or the best entryway or elevator to get to a specific unit quickly. In critical situations where time is of the essence, this presents a potential life and death obstacle.