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Emesent’s AI-Powered and Versatile Hovermap

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Fast, accurate, high-detail mobile data capture

 

Featuring AI-powered autonomous mapping, Hovermap incorporates the latest in LiDAR sensing technology to generate high density point clouds with exceptional coverage. With a sensing range of up to 300 meters and the ability to capture more than a million points per second, Hovermap delivers detailed, survey-grade data over a wide area fast – accelerating your time to insight.

Emesent offers a choice of Hovermap business plans designed to match and support your specific LiDAR mapping and data visualization requirements.

 

Why choose Hovermap?

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Fast time to insight
A LiDAR sensing range of up to 300 meters and triple returns capable of more than one million points per second allow you to capture detailed, accurate data over a greater area in less time – increasing efficiency.
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Survey-grade accuracy
Emesent's award-winning SLAM solution, automated ground control points and higher resolution LiDAR sensor provide a cleaner point cloud with sub-centimeter precision allowing you to obtain more accurate measurements and improved insights.
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Uniquely versatile
The plug-and-play design and quick-release mechanism allow easy switching between modes. Use Hovermap as a handheld scanner; attached to a drone, vehicle, or pole; lowered in a cage; or mounted to a backpack to easily collect data anywhere.
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Superior detail
Capture shadowless, detailed, high quality point clouds of an entire complex asset with high density data sets to reveal richer features. Add a level of reality capture with colorization.
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Mapping options for every
scanning need

Hovermap’s autonomy levels give you the versatility to best capture
the environment you need and the confidence to leave the site
knowing you’ve captured everything you need. In all modes,
Hovermap streams a live point cloud to the Hovermap app, providing
a real-time preview of the data as it is captured when in
communication range.

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Autonomous waypoint mode

Autonomous waypoint mode provides beyond line of sight flight through smart waypoints and guided exploration.Simply tap on the map to set smart waypoints, and hovermap takes care of the rest, navigating to the waypoints, mapping the area, and keeping itself and the drone safe from obstacles.

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Pilot assist mode

Pilot assist mode provides omnidirectional collision avoidance, line of sight gps-denied flight capability, and stability control, providing the confidence and stability for close, thorough inspections. It acts as a safety bubble for your drone, keeping the asset and your equipment safe.

This mode is available in the plus subscription.

Versatility

Mapping mode

Mapping mode offers fast, accurate, and high-resolution mobile scanning of environments where drone autonomy is unnecessary. Hovermap’s quick-release mechanism allows you to easily switch from a drone to handheld scanning or a backpack, vehicle, or protective cage for SLAM-based mobile mapping.

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Designed for tough missions

All Hovermaps are designed with the tough, lightweight, ip65 weather sealed design giving you the confidence to capture harsher areas. Emesent's award-winning SLAM solution and autonomy algorithms ensure safety for the drone and asset, even in hazardous, GPS-denied environments.

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Deployment options to suit your needs

Hovermap’s unique versatility allows users to capture data from previously inaccessible areas, either from the air or on the ground. The plug-and-play design enables easy switching from drone-based use to handheld, backpack, vehicle or ground robot-mounted scanning.

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Robust, autonomous capability

Autonomy modes designed to suit your needs with pilot assist with omnidirectional collision avoidance or beyond line-of-sight guided exploration.

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Live streamed point clouds

Hovermap streams the live point cloud to the Hovermap app, allowing a real-time preview of the data as it is captured.

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Designed for fleet expansion

Accessories purchased for the older Hovermap ST remain compatible with the STX, meaning if you expand your fleet, you can use the same accessories on both versions of Hovermap.

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Automated mission control

Emesent Commander makes mapping, pilot assist and autonomous mission planning and control effortless. Designed with user-friendly workflow prompts and built-in fail-safes, the Commander app gives you responsive control, ease of navigation and access to Emesent’s market leading autonomous capabilities via a touchscreen interface.

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Point cloud processing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hovermap STX used for?

Hovermap STX is a versatile mobile mapping system designed for drone-based surveying, autonomous inspection, and SLAM-based LiDAR mapping across diverse environments - from underground mines and GPS-denied spaces to infrastructure inspection and terrain mapping applications.

What platforms can Hovermap STX be mounted on?

Hovermap STX mounts on drones (with modes for both manual and autonomous flight), custom-built backpacks, vehicles, and handheld poles, making it a versatile mapping solution for switching between aerial, ground-based, and handheld capture methods.

Can Hovermap STX fly autonomously?

Yes, Hovermap STX enables fully autonomous drone flight in GPS-denied environments using Emesent SLAM technology, allowing collision avoidance and navigation in underground mines, tunnels, forests, and other challenging spaces where GPS is unavailable.

What industries use Hovermap STX?

Hovermap STX serves mining operations, infrastructure inspection teams, surveying firms, forestry management, emergency response, and engineering companies that need flexible, versatile 3D mapping solutions across multiple environments and platforms.

What software does Hovermap STX work with?

Hovermap STX integrates with Emesent Commander for mission planning and Emesent Aura for cloud-based processing, and exports data to industry-standard platforms including Autodesk, Trimble, Bentley, Leica, and other third-party surveying and engineering software. 

What comes included with Hovermap STX?

The Hovermap STX kit includes the scanner, battery system, mounting hardware for multiple platforms, protective case, and all necessary cables for immediate deployment across drone, backpack, vehicle, or handheld configurations.

What's the difference between Hovermap STX and Emesent GX1?

Hovermap STX excels in aerial and autonomous drone applications with cross-platform versatility, while Emesent GX1 is purpose-built for ground-based surveying requiring maximum accuracy (5-10mm). Both use Emesent SLAM technology but are optimized for different survey workflows.

How accurate is Hovermap STX? 

Hovermap STX delivers reliable mapping accuracy suitable for site documentation, volume calculations, asset inspection, and terrain modeling, with performance optimized for the speed and flexibility of drone-based and mobile capture methods.

Hovermap Specifications

Mapping Specifications

LiDAR range
0.50 to 300 m (1.6 to 984 ft)
Mapping Accuracy
± 15 mm (19/32 in) in general environments ± 10 mm (3/8 in) in typical indoor and underground environments ± 5 mm (7/32 in) isolated change detection capability
LiDAR Channels
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LiDAR Data Acquisition Speed

Single Return Mode: up to 640,000 points/sec Multi Return Mode (3 return): up to 1,920,000 points/sec

The triple return mode allows the detection beam to traverse several layers, revealing hidden details such as behind vegetation or below a forest canopy.

Storage
512 Gigabytes – approximately 4 hours of sensor data

Physical Specifications

Weight
1.57kg (3.4 lbs)