Optech’s Next-Generation CMS V400 Released

Toronto, Canada, February 22, 2010 – Optech Incorporated, the leading
manufacturer of advanced lidar survey instruments, today announced the release
of its next-generation Cavity Monitoring System, the CMS V400.
The CMS V400 is the ideal scanning solution for dangerous and inaccessible
cavities, offering improved safety in standard mining operations: the CMS
measuring head is extended into hazardous or inaccessible areas while the user
stands clear. Mine operation efficiency is increased by using CMS data to gain
accurate insight into the mine's actual structure and the results of blasting, and
mine profitability is increased by verifying the actual cavity size, orientation and
production. The system is easy to transport and set up, and is fully programmable,
allowing the user to define scan parameters such as elevation step, azimuth step and scan limits.

The CMS V400 is completely revamped from previous
models, delivering a faster, more robust, sleek package
that delivers four times the point density in half the time. In addition to drastically reducing scan time, a modern
graphical user interface with real-time data streaming
and built-in post-processing has been developed.
This enables the user to verify successful data collection
and geo-referencing while in the field. “Our goal with this
next-generation CMS development was to improve on the
already popular CMS product byadding functionality that
improves scanning efficiency, accuracy and workflow,
while not sacrificing the qualities that users have come to
rely on over the years,” said Dave Adams,
Optech’s Product Manager, Industrial and 3D Imaging.