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Hi everyone,

I have a 3DMakerpro Eagle LiDAR scanner, and I'm planning to mount it on top of a car and collect data while driving. The scanner uses SLAM and, based on the specifications, seems surprisingly capable for the price.

What makes me curious is that I haven't found anyone doing this specifically with the Eagle. Most of the papers, datasets, and projects I've seen (KITTI, SemanticKITTI, etc.) use Velodyne sensors. However, the Eagle claims up to 140 m rangeand around 2 cm accuracy at 10 m, which sounds quite competitive for some mapping applications.

I have a few questions:

1. The scanner has Point Density and Accuracy settings. By default they're set to Medium and Mid. For vehicle-mounted scanning, would it make sense to leave them at the default values, or should I increase them for better results?
2. What driving speed would you recommend for mobile mapping? On the product page I saw references to around 20 km/h max, but I'm not sure if that's a hard limit or just a recommendation.
3. Has anyone here actually mounted an Eagle on a vehicle and collected data outdoors?
4. My goal is to build something similar to a KITTI-style dataset. Since the Eagle already includes RTK GNSS, cameras, and LiDAR, I'm wondering whether the Eagle alone is sufficient, or if I should still consider additional sensors for reliable localization and ground-truth generation.

I've looked through papers and online projects, but almost nobody seems to be using this sensor for research. Most benchmarks and experiments are still based on Velodyne units, so it's hard to find practical experience with the Eagle.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has tested it in a vehicle-mounted setup or has experience with mobile LiDAR mapping.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I have a 3DMakerpro Eagle LiDAR scanner, and I'm planning to mount it on top of a car and collect data while driving. The scanner uses SLAM and, based on the specifications, seems surprisingly capable for the price.

What makes me curious is that I haven't found anyone doing this specifically with the Eagle. Most of the papers, datasets, and projects I've seen (KITTI, SemanticKITTI, etc.) use Velodyne sensors. However, the Eagle claims up to 140 m rangeand around 2 cm accuracy at 10 m, which sounds quite competitive for some mapping applications.

I have a few questions:

1. The scanner has Point Density and Accuracy settings. By default they're set to Medium and Mid. For vehicle-mounted scanning, would it make sense to leave them at the default values, or should I increase them for better results?
2. What driving speed would you recommend for mobile mapping? On the product page I saw references to around 20 km/h max, but I'm not sure if that's a hard limit or just a recommendation.
3. Has anyone here actually mounted an Eagle on a vehicle and collected data outdoors?
4. My goal is to build something similar to a KITTI-style dataset. Since the Eagle already includes RTK GNSS, cameras, and LiDAR, I'm wondering whether the Eagle alone is sufficient, or if I should still consider additional sensors for reliable localization and ground-truth generation.

I've looked through papers and online projects, but almost nobody seems to be using this sensor for research. Most benchmarks and experiments are still based on Velodyne units, so it's hard to find practical experience with the Eagle.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has tested it in a vehicle-mounted setup or has experience with mobile LiDAR mapping.

Thanks!