Vexcel Announces UltraCam Panther 3D Scanning Backpack

Vexcel has officially announced theUltraCam Pantherbackpack, which captures full-spherical imagery, video, “dense 3D lidar point clouds,” and trajectory information both indoors and outdoors.

The device includes a panoramic head equipped with 26 cameras to capture high resolution “photogrammetric-grade” imagery. Vexcel has also gone the unusual route of supplying accurate trajectory data in GPS-denied areas by using a visual odometry sensor that feeds a proprietary software solution. 3D capture is handled by a rotating, multi-beam lidar.

It’s designed to be modular, so customers can equip the frame with the sensors necessary to capture the right kind of data for each individual project. Vexcel notes that all sensors are geometrically calibrated, synchronized ,and time stamped, “resulting in precise registration between the lidar data and imagery.”

Vexcel has not yet announced pricing or a release date for the UltraCam Panther.