A combined sensor system of digital camera with LiDAR

In order to utilize the advantages of the high height accuracy of laser ranging and the good planimetric accuracy of processed digital camera imagery, the feasibility of a combined sensor system of LiDAR with digital camera using area or line array CCDs is first analyzed in this paper. The hardware composition of the combination system is given and the algorithm of integrally processing LiDAR points cloud and digital camera image is illustrated. Software development and availability for the processing at all stages of the work flow, is the key to the full utilization of such an integrated system.