Emesent Hovermap’s own processing & visualization software: Aura

Emesent Aura allows the processing and visualization of scans in one intuitive platform, streamlining the way Hovermap users process, view, and analyze point clouds for faster insights and improved decision-making.

The latest release features a redesigned processing interface, automated noise filtering, heightened realism with true-to-life colorization, and improvements in GCP target detection.

Aura software comes bundled with all Hovermaps.

Easy Data Processing and Visualization

SIMPLIFYING 3D LASER SCANNING WORKFLOWS FROM CAPTURE TO INSIGHT

SLAM-based mapping is known for its speed, ease of use, and ability to capture shadowless, dense point clouds. As use cases grow and point cloud sizes increase, efficiently processing, viewing, and analyzing the data becomes challenging.

Emesent Aura solves this by providing an end-to-end workflow optimized for Hovermap users.

What’s New & Improved

Real-world Colorization

View scanned features with true-to-life realism and ensure easier interpretation of objects with enhanced point cloud colorization.

Automated Noise Filtering

Aura’s set-and-forget processing visibly improves the output quality of high-density point clouds with automated filtering of noise and stray points.

INTUITIVE AND RESPONSIVE INTERFACE

Aura’s simple navigation and intuitive workflows make it easy for users of all levels to process, visualize, analyze and export their data. Effortlessly combine point clouds, join scans and save files in different formats.

RELIABLE, HIGH QUALITY PROCESSING

Processing powered by the world’s leading SLAM algorithm converts your data into highly detailed, accurate point clouds, with features to improve point cloud accuracy.

Save and export your point clouds in stages

Flexibly manage your point clouds in the way that suits you with the capability to save your work as you go, create separate copies for export, easily change file formats or join multiple point clouds into one file.

Color Scale Filtering

Uncover hidden details and improve visualization and analysis by applying pre-set filters based on specific attributes, including elevation, position, intensity, time and range.

Watch the full Aura overview

A SINGLE, STREAMLINED APPLICATION WORKFLOW

Don’t waste time switching between applications to process and view your data. Aura consolidates it all in one platform, with the ability to export to widely-used industry file formats and CAD packages.

Powerful processing

Emesent Aura makes your workflow seamless and hassle free no matter how large or numerous your datasets, dense your point clouds, or complex your 3D structures. Job queueing allows for set and forget processing of files, and customized profiles provides scan processing with minimal configuration.

Rapid, accurate results

Clean your point cloud automatically or at the touch of a button with SOR (Statistical Outlier Removal) and DBD (Decimate by Distance) filters. Georeference your point cloud with confidence, thanks to Automated Ground Control alignment (optional) and accuracy reports. Easily export high resolution screenshots for faster stakeholder buy-in.

FASTER TIME TO INSIGHT WITH A SINGLE SYSTEM

Process, view, clean, and edit Hovermap point clouds in a single streamlined application. Take measurements and easily manipulate the point clouds with a range of 3D tools. Automate previously manual and error prone tasks to improve the quality of analysis, remove the risk of error and improve analysis.

Wondering how Aura can streamline your mapping workflows?

INTEGRATED PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION WORKFLOW

OPTIMIZED VIEWING OF HOVERMAP’S HIGH DENSITY DATASETS

Aura excels at displaying the dense, detailed point clouds produced by Hovermap, even for extremely large datasets with billions of points. Emesent’s proprietary Multi-Frame Rendering algorithm ensures crucial point cloud details are rapidly displayed in high definition for improved decision-making.

VISUALIZE EVERY DETAIL – EVEN FOR COMPLEX ASSETS

Multi-Frame Rendering efficiently visualizes your point cloud in the highest detail, no matter how dense the points or complex the asset, giving you deeper insights.

PROCESS, VISUALIZE, AND ANALYZE SIMULTANEOUSLY

Aura gives you the ability to toggle between open point clouds, so you can work on multiple scans at the same time as you are processing, improving efficiencies and saving you time.

RELIABLE, HIGH QUALITY PROCESSING

Building on Emesent’s world leading SLAM algorithm, Aura provides even greater detail and more accurate point clouds, delivering superior results for challenging environments.

EXTENDED FEATURES

AUTOMATED GROUND CONTROL

Aura’s Automated Ground Control enhances the capabilities of SLAM-based mapping. It enables new use cases, including long, large, and feature-poor assets such as roads, stadiums, and tunnels – previously a challenge for SLAM-based mapping.

During processing, Automated Ground Control automatically detects the reflective ground control targets and uses these to both georeference the point cloud and improve accuracy. After running Automated Ground Control, you can validate your target alignment with a GCP Accuracy Report.

Emesent Ground Control targets are required to use Automated Ground Control.

REAL-TIME KINEMATICS

Aura Real-Time Kinematics (RTK) allows you to scan on demand without the need to lay out or georeference ground control targets – accelerating time from scan to insight for your above ground Hovermap drone scans. The simplified, fast tracked workflow automates the creation of accurate, georeferenced point clouds in large or low feature environments or areas where ground control targets are not feasible. Automatic SLAM correction delivers higher quality results for repeat scans over the same area and enables changes to be easily detected.

Scanning with RTK requires a base station and receiver and a Hovermap integrated drone.

(Coming soon)

COLORIZATION

Aura provides Emesent’s best-in-class colorization for deeper environmental insights. Augmenting point clouds with true color provides additional context, more clarity, and realism to achieve greater insights across a variety of applications, revealing previously hidden details in your critical infrastructure.

Simply attach the rugged action camera (the GoPro Hero) to Hovermap with our custom quick-release mount. This modular approach extends the versatility and flexibility of Hovermap, allowing you to capture colorized scans as needed. Our team has developed a powerful software algorithm to achieve precise calibration and synchronization between the camera and LiDAR sensor, keeping it simple and easy to use while producing incredible results.

PRODUCT FEATURES
AURA SOFTWARE
A single streamlined application workflow
Process and visualize your data in one intuitive platform.
Multi-frame rendering
Proprietary visualization algorithms enable seamless manipulation of large point clouds. Visualize your point cloud in the highest detail, providing deeper insights.
Reliable high-quality processing
Processing powered by the worlds leading SLAM algorithm, converting your data into highly, accurate point clouds.
Export to a range of formats output in.LAZ, LAS, PLY & E57
Output the processed point cloud data to LAZ, LAS, PLY and E57 into your required file type.
Point Cloud Cleaning Tools
Clean your point cloud at the touch of a button with SOR (Statistical Outlier Removal) and DBD (Decimate by Distance) filters.
GPS Auto-Geolocation
Automated georeferencing and survey grade accuracy enhancement.
3D Tools for Improved Analysis
A range of 3D tools allows you to easily manipulate point clouds, reducing the risk or error and improving analysis.
Queuing
Save time by queuing multiple jobs to process automatically in the background.
Automated Ground Control Point (GCPs)*
Automated georeferencing and survey grade accuracy enhancement.
Colorization*
Enhance visualization and analysis by adding true colour to Hovermap point clouds.
Point Cloud Merging
Combine multiple point clouds to produce a single seamless scan.
Personalised Processing Profiles
Create customized profiles or reuse existing profiles to process scans with minimal configuration.
RTK (Real Time Kinematics)* (Coming soon)
Automated georeferencing and SLAM correction enhancement for above ground drone-based scans without the need for GCP.
*Requires additional hardware to enable features

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I use Emesent Aura?

No matter how dense your point clouds or complex your 3D structures are, Emesent Aura allows you to process, view, clean, edit, and take measurements from Emesent Hovermap point clouds in a single streamlined application. Aura lets you automate previously manual and error-prone tasks to improve the quality of analysis and optimise scanning results for better decision-making. Aura excels at displaying the dense, highly detailed point clouds created by Hovermap, even for extremely large datasets featuring billions of individual points. 

Does Emesent Aura support Ground Control Points (GCP)?

Emesent Aura’s Automated Ground Control enhances the capabilities of SLAM-based mapping. During processing, Automated Ground Control detects the reflective ground control targets and use these to georeference the point cloud while improving accuracy. Automated Ground Control is an Emesent Aura extension that requires an additional license. Emesent Ground Control targets (sold separately) are required in use with Automated Ground Control. Contact us for more information.

Does Emesent Aura provide colorization?

Emesent Aura’s Colorization offers a new dimension of reality capture to 3D point clouds for deeper environmental insights, providing additional context, more clarity and heightened realism. Colorization is an Emesent Aura extension that requires an additional license. You will also need a rugged action camera attached to your Hovermap. Contact us for more information.

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