SAGE Laboratory

The Surveying and Geospatial Engineering (SAGE) Laboratory at UNSW is a hub for teaching and research in surveying and geospatial technologies. Equipped with advanced instruments and software, it offers hands-on experience in modern surveying, spatial data analysis, and emerging innovations.

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Surveying Instruments

  • Modern surveying instruments, including robotic total stations, digital total stations, and digital levels.
  • GNSS receivers, GNSS signal replicators, and a CORSnet station.
  • Leica terrestrial laser scanners and handheld laser scanners.
  • High-performance desktop workstations, multi-GPU Linux systems, and satellite imagery servers.
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for aerial photogrammetry, remote sensing, and LiDAR applications.
  • Close-range photogrammetry devices.
  • GNSS and IMU data processing software (e.g., Waypoint Inertial Explorer).
  • Close-range photogrammetry software (e.g., Australis, iWitnessPro, Photomodeler).
  • GIS, aerial photogrammetry, and remote sensing software (e.g., ArcGIS Pro, ERDAS, ENVI, Pix4D, Correlator3D).
  • LiDAR data processing and visualization software (e.g., Quick Terrain Modeler, LAStools).
  • Surveying and geospatial data processing applications (e.g., Leica Infinity, Cyclone, Magnet/Topcon Office, AutoDesk Civil3D, FixIT4).

Software Packages

  • ArcGIS Pro – Mapping and geographic information analysis.
  • ENVI (including SARscape) – Geospatial imagery processing and analysis.
  • MATLAB – Programmable data analysis, design, and visualization.
  • Waypoint Inertial Explorer – GNSS and IMU data processing.
  • Leica Infinity – Survey design and drafting; GNSS, total station, and leveling data processing.
  • Leica Cyclone – Terrestrial laser scan data processing.
  • Topcon/Magnet Office – Survey design and drafting; GNSS, total station, and leveling data processing.
  • Autodesk Civil3D – Survey design and drafting.
  • Pix4Dmapper – UAV photogrammetry.
  • Australis / iWitnessPro – Close-range photogrammetry.
  • Quick Terrain Modeler – LiDAR data processing and visualization.
  • LAStools – LiDAR data processing.
  • FixIT – Least Squares Adjustment.