Houston-based. Nationwide 3D laser scanning, building documentation, as-built modeling, infrastructure mapping, and facility documentation services.
Rail & Transit · Rail Mapping ·
A coordinated rail survey combined control, RTK positioning, mobile LiDAR, and georeferenced imagery to support plan-and-profile documentation and corridor engineering.
Project Overview
Reality IMT supported a commuter-rail documentation program covering approximately 40 miles of active right-of-way. The work required coordinated survey control, positioning, mobile LiDAR capture, 360-degree imagery, and post-processing to represent rail geometry and visible corridor assets.
The assignment was designed to reduce repeated field exposure while providing engineering teams with a consistent visual and spatial record for planning, design, and coordination.
Client Need
Rail corridors combine restricted access, active operations, safety requirements, and the need to document long linear assets consistently.
Capture had to be planned around operational and safety constraints.
Approximately 40 miles required repeatable positioning and data-management procedures.
Track geometry and visible corridor infrastructure had to be represented within one coordinated dataset.
Reality IMT’s Approach
The project used complementary capture methods so that corridor geometry, visible assets, and visual context could be reviewed together.
Survey control and corridor logistics were established before production capture.
LiDAR and 360 imagery were collected along the right-of-way.
RTK and post-processing workflows aligned the corridor information.
The verified data supported plan/profile and visible-asset documentation.
Project Outputs
The deliverables below reflect the archived project information and should be matched with project-specific images before publication.
Project Outcome
The combined LiDAR and imagery dataset gave project stakeholders access to a consistent record of the corridor without relying exclusively on repeated site visits. The information supported engineering review, plan development, and coordination across a long active rail alignment.
The client and corridor location should remain anonymous unless publication approval is available.
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