South America LiDAR Market by Product Type (Airborne Mapping, Hand-held Scanning/Mapping, Mobile Mapping, Terrestrial Mapping) by Application (Government, Civil Engineering, Military & Defense, Aerospace, Corridor & Vegetation Mapping, Topographic Surveys, Volumetric Mapping, Others) Forecasts to 2019

The South America LiDAR Market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 25% in the forecast period from 2014 to 2019. LiDARs are applied to a multitude of sectors where mapping of large areas and digital imaging is required. This report outlines the applications for LiDARs and also provides a detailed market analysis by product types, companies and regions.

The LiDAR market is segmented into major product types, which include Airborne Mapping, Hand-held Scanning/Mapping, Mobile Mapping, and Terrestrial Mapping. As the name suggests, airborne LiDARs are mounted on a fixed wing or rotary wing airborne platform. The LiDAR emits rapid pulses, from a focused infrared laser, which are directed towards the ground by a scanning mirror across the flight path. Airborne LiDARS are mostly used for 3D mapping of topography, forestry, and coastlines.

The South America LiDAR Market is dominated by Brazil and Argentina. Apart from government initiated applications; LiDARs have a number of commercial applications as well. These include mine mapping, civil engineering, asset management, telecommunications, and reverse engineering. Brazil led the region in adoption of LiDARs for various applications which resulted in the market growing exponentially in the country. This growth also boosted the overall revenue for the LiDAR market in other countries in South America.

The South America LiDAR Market is a competitive market. Companies such as Optech Inc., Airborne Imaging, Inc. (U.S.), Leica Geosystems (U.S.), RIEGL USA, Trimble Navigation Limited (U.S.) are some of the leading players covered in the South America LiDAR market report. These companies are intent on expanding their market base through numerous strategies including new product developments, alliances, and acquisitions.

Scope of the Report

This research report categorizes the South American LiDAR market into the following segments and sub segments:

South America LiDAR Market, by Type

• Airborne Mapping
• Hand-held Scanning/Mapping
• Mobile Mapping
• Terrestrial Mapping

South America LiDAR Market, by Application

• Government
• Civil Engineering
• Military & Defense, Aerospace
• Corridor And Vegetation Mapping
• Topographic Surveys
• Volumetric Mapping
• Others

South America LiDAR Market, by Geography

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Rest of South America

Table of Contents

1 Introduction (Page No. - 10)
    1.1 Objectives of the Study
    1.2 Market Segmentation and Coverage
    1.3 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 14)
    2.1 Integrated Ecosystem of South America Lidar Market
    2.2 Arriving at Market Size of South America Lidar Market
    2.3 Top-Down Approach
    2.4 Bottom-Up Approach
    2.5 Demand-Side Approach
    2.6 Macro Indicators
    2.7 Assumptions

3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 22)

4 Market Overview (Page No. - 24)
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 South America Lidar Market: Comparison With Parent Market
    4.3 Market Drivers and Inhibitors
    4.4 Key Market Dynamics
    4.5 Demand Side Analysis

5 South America Lidar Market, By Product Type (Page No. - 30)
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Airborne Lidar
    5.3 Terrestrial Lidar
    5.4 Mobile Lidar
    5.5 Short Range Lidar

6 South America Lidar Market, By Application (Page No. - 38)
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Market Overview
    6.3 Government
    6.4 Civil Engineering
    6.5 Military, Defense & Aerospace
    6.6 Corridor Mapping
    6.7 Topographic Surveys
    6.8 Volumetric Mapping

7 South America Lidar Market, By Geography (Page No. - 46)
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Market Overview
    7.3 Brazil
           7.3.1 Brazil Lidar Market Overview, 2014 – 2019
           7.3.2 Brazil Lidar Market, By Application
           7.3.3 Brazil Lidar Market, By Product
           7.3.4 Brazil Lidar Market, By Product Type
    7.4 Argentina
           7.4.1 Argentina Lidar Market Overview, 2014 – 2019
           7.4.2 Argentina Lidar Market, By Application
           7.4.3 Argentina Lidar Market, By Product
           7.4.4 Argentina Lidar Market, By Product Type

8 South America Lidar Market: Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 54)
    8.1 South America Lidar Market: Company Share Analysis
    8.2 Company Presence in Lidar Market, By Product Type
    8.3 Mergers & Acquisitions
    8.4 New Product Developments
    8.5 New Agreements

9 Company Profiles (Page No. - 60)
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
    9.1 Trimble Navigation Limited
    9.2 Leica Geosystems AG
    9.3 Optech Inc.
    9.4 Topcon Corporation
    9.5 Riegl USA
*Details on Overview, Financials, Product & Services, Strategy, and Developments Might Not be Captured in Case of Unlisted Company

10 Appendix (Page No. - 79)
     10.1 Customization Options
             10.1.1 Product Portfolio Analysis
             10.1.2 Country Level Data Analysis
             10.1.3 Product Comparison of Various Competitors
     10.2 Related Reports

11 Introducing RT: Real Time Market Intelligence (Page No. - 81)
     11.1 RT Snapshot

List of Tables (38 Tables)

Table 1 South America Lidar Market Size, 2014-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 2 South America Lidar Market, By Application, 2014 (USD ‘000)
Table 3 R&D Expenditure Value, 2014 (USD ‘000)
Table 4 Assumptions
Table 5 South America Lidar Market: Comparison With Parent Market, 2013 – 2019 (USD ’000)
Table 6 South America Lidar Market: Drivers and Inhibitors
Table 7 South America Lidar Market, By Application, 2013 - 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 8 South America Lidar Market, By Product, 2013 - 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 9 South America Lidar Market, By Geography, 2013 - 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 10 South America Lidar Market: Comparison With Application Market, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 11 South America Lidar Market, By Product Type, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 12 South America Airborne Lidar Market, By Geography,  2013–2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 13 South America Terrestrial Lidar Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 14 South America Mobile Lidar Market, By Geography,  2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 15 South America Short Range Lidar Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 16 South America Lidar Market, By Application, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 17 South America Lidar Market in Government Segment, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 18 South America Lidar Market in Civil Engineering Application, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 19 South America Lidar Market in Military, Defense & Aerospace By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 20 South America Lidar Market in Corridor Mapping Application, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 21 South America Lidar Market in Topographic Surveys Application, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 22 South America Lidar Market in Volumetric Mapping Application, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 23 South America Lidar Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 24 Brazil Market, By Application, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 25 Brazil Market, By Product, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 26 Argentina Lidar Market, By Application, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 27 Argentina Market, By Product, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 28 South America Lidar Market: Company Share Analysis, 2014 (%)
Table 29 South America Lidar Market: Mergers & Acquisitions
Table 30 South America Lidar Market: New Product Developments and Announcements
Table 31 South America Lidar Market: New Agreements
Table 32 Trimble: Key Financials, 2010 – 2014 (USD MN)
Table 33 Recent Developements
Table 34 Recent Developments
Table 35 Recent Developments
Table 36 Topcon Corporation : Key Financials, 2009-2013, (USD MN)
Table 37 Recent Developments
Table 38 Recent Developments

List of Figures (36 Figures)

Figure 1 South America Lidar Market: Segmentation & Coverage
Figure 2 South America Lidar Market: Integrated Ecosystem
Figure 3 Research Methodology
Figure 4 Top-Down Approach
Figure 5 Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 6 Demand-Side Approach
Figure 7 Macro Indicator-Based Approach
Figure 8 South America Lidar Market Snapshot
Figure 9 South America Lidar Market: Comparison With Parent Market, 2013 - 2019, Usd '000
Figure 10 South America Lidar Market, By Application, 2014 & 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 11 South America Lidar Market, By Product, 2014 & 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 12 South America Lidar Market, By Geography, 2014 & 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 13 Demand Side Analysis
Figure 14 South America Lidar Market, By Product Type, 2014 & 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 15 South America Airborne Lidar Market, By Geography,  2013–2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 16 South America Terrestrial Lidar Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 17 South America Mobile Lidar Market, By Geography,  2013 – 2019 (USD '000)
Figure 18 South America Short Range Lidar Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 19 South America Lidar Market, By Application, 2014 & 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 20 South America Lidar Market in Government Segment, By Geography, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 21 South America Lidar Market in Civil Engineering Application, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 22 South America Lidar Market in Military, Defense & Aerospace, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 23 South America Lidar Market in Corridor Mapping Application, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 24 South America Lidar Market in Topographic Surveys Application, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 25 South America Lidar Market in Volumetric Mapping Application, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 26 South America Lidar Market: Growth Analysis, By Geography, 2014-2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 27 Brazil Lidar Market Overview, 2014 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 28 the Brazil Lidar Market, By Application, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 29 the Brazil Lidar Market, By Product, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 30 Brazil Lidar Market, By Product Type Snapshot
Figure 31 Argentina Lidar Market Overview, 2014 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 32 Argentina Lidar Market, By Application, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 33 Argentina Lidar Market, By Product, 2013 – 2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 34 Argentina Lidar Market, By Product Type
Figure 35 South America Lidar Market: Company Share Analysis
Figure 36 Company Presence in South American Lidar Market

The term ‘LiDAR’ is an acronym for Light Detection and Ranging, which has been derived from the common term ‘RADAR’. LiDAR technology has been used in military and research since early 1950s. A typical LiDAR system has three major components: a laser sensor, a global positioning system (GPS) unit, and an inertial navigation unit (INU). The LiDAR system sends out laser pulses (as many as 100,000 per second) at the object/area that is to be mapped, and collects data by recording the pulses reflected by/from the object.

LiDAR’s ability to collect vast amounts of data makes it highly accurate as compared to other digital surveying and mapping technologies. With the rapid development of the GPS and INU technologies in the last decade, LiDAR has become a commercially feasible option for digital mapping.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the South American market for LiDAR. This report includes revenue forecasts, market trends and opportunities for the period from 2014 to 2019 and the overview of the competitive landscape for the. The report offers analysis on various market segments classified by type, application, and geography. In the Technology section, the market is segmented into Laser Wavelength, Camera Sensor Type, Laser Operating Mode, Scanning Pattern, Number of Stops, Methods of Ranging; By Components it is segmented into Cameras, GPS Modules, Lasers, Scanners and Optics, Detectors. The product types are Airborne Mapping, Hand-held Scanning/Mapping, Mobile Mapping, and Terrestrial Mapping. Its main applications are civil engineering, military & defense, aerospace, corridor and vegetation mapping, topographic surveys, volumetric mapping, and others. The geographical analysis divides the region into Brazil, Argentina, and the rest of South America. The report also includes key market drivers and inhibitors, along with their impact, in detail.

Apart from a generic overview of major companies in the LiDAR market, this report also provides financial analysis, list of products and services, along with key developments. Optech Inc., Airborne Imaging, Inc. (U.S.), Leica Geosystems, Trimble Navigation Limited, Topcon Corporation, Velodyne LIDAR INC., Aero-Metric, Raymetrics, Pix4D, IGI mbH, RIEGL USA, FARO Technology, Intermap Technologies are some of the leading players covered in the South America LiDAR market report.

The South America LiDAR Market is expected to witness significant growth in the coming years due to multiple factors. The growing demand for 3D imagery in various end user sectors such as construction, power transmission, transportation, defense, and aerospace is one of the major factors driving the LiDAR market in South America. The time and cost saving capability of LiDAR furthers its chances over traditional mapping methods. For instance, LiDAR has replaced photogrammetry because of its comparative advantages in terms of light independency and higher accuracy.

The South America LiDAR Market stood at $15.97 million in 2014 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 25% from 2014 to 2019. In the South American region, Brazil is the key market for LiDAR, accounting for $14.25 million in 2014, followed by Argentina with $1.39 million in revenue in 2014.