Wuhan Geosun Navigation Technology Co., Ltd. has recently made significant strides in mobile LiDAR scanning technology, earning authoritative recognition from the Evaluation Committee of the Chinese Society for Geodesy and Cartography. The company’s innovation, “Mobile LiDAR Scanning Technology and Its Applications”, has been rated as reaching internationally advanced standards in both theory and equipment, with several core technologies achieving a globally leading position. This breakthrough eliminates dependence on proprietary software and contributes meaningfully to global industrial development and digital infrastructure.
Empowering Intelligent Machines with a "Super Navigator + 3D Scene Painter"
Founded in China’s Optics Valley, Geosun is a national high-tech enterprise with full intellectual property ownership. The company focuses on BeiDou-based positioning and navigation technologies, providing advanced spatial awareness and perception solutions for dynamic targets. Led by renowned academician Li Deren and Professor Sun Hongxing from Wuhan University, Geosun is driving the future of autonomous systems with its world-class R&D capabilities.
(Image: Sun Hongxing, founder of Geosun and professor at Wuhan University)
On March 24, in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, a large-scale open-pit coal mine was scanned by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with Geosun’s latest GS-920X LiDAR system. In just 15 minutes, the UAV completed high-precision 3D real-time modeling over an area of 1 square kilometer—fully autonomously, with no manual intervention. Previously, similar UAV operations without Geosun's technology would have taken nearly three hours and incurred much higher operational costs.
(Image: Underground mine tunnel point cloud captured by Geosun handheld LiDAR device)
In a recent interview, Professor Sun explained:
“Our LiDAR systems integrate proprietary technologies for dynamic spatial state estimation and environmental perception. By combining satellite navigation (GNSS) with inertial navigation (INS), we deliver absolute positioning and orientation at centimeter-level precision. This, fused with additional sensor data, enables seamless integration of 3D scene modeling and positioning—essential for autonomous drones, vehicles, robots, and XR applications.”
He further described the system metaphorically as giving machines a "Super Navigator + 3D Scene Painter":
“This 'navigator' can operate globally, even in GPS-denied environments like tunnels or dense urban areas. It leverages GNSS/INS for high-accuracy navigation, uses LiDAR as a flashlight to perceive surroundings in the dark, employs visual sensors to detect obstacles, and continuously updates a real-time 3D map using SLAM modeling.”
This innovation effectively addresses key industry challenges, such as:
Loss of positioning signals in urban canyons and tunnels for autonomous driving;
Temporal and spatial misalignment among sensors;
High cost of updating HD maps;
Limited obstacle avoidance and navigation in complex or remote terrains for drones and robots;
Lack of shared spatial perception in multi-agent collaboration;
A representative from iCom Technology in Guangzhou shared:
“Geosun’s handheld and airborne LiDAR scanners are the most efficient we’ve used. They're user-friendly, fast, and reliable. Tasks that once took us three days can now be completed in a single day, significantly reducing time and labor costs. We now use them routinely to measure village buildings, land boundaries, and forest data—including tree canopy and diameter.”
Widely Deployed Across Industries, Proven ROI
Geosun’s LiDAR solutions are already deployed in multiple industries including land surveying, autonomous driving, smart cities, utilities, agriculture, forestry, water management, emergency response, smart wearables, and robotics. With deployment in over 70% of Chinese provinces and international markets, the technology has delivered measurable social and economic benefits, saving clients over 100 million RMB in operational costs.
R&D Commitment to Delivering Scalable, Cost-Effective LiDAR + SLAM Solutions
Building on its core technologies in mobile LiDAR and spatial perception, Geosun has developed two flagship products:
True Value Evaluation System for Autonomous Driving
High-Precision Integrated Navigation and Positioning System for Vehicles
The company’s proprietary multi-sensor post-processing software—Trajectory Solver—is now recognized as one of the top three such systems globally.
These solutions are now in use by leading automotive companies including Changan, Geely, Baidu, Chery, and SANY, supporting the development and training of autonomous driving systems.
(Image: High-precision Combined Vehicle Positioning System)
Professor Sun explained:
“In autonomous driving development, our system provides both the 'exam' and the 'answer key'. By continuously adjusting parameters and retraining based on real-world data, the system becomes smarter over time. Previously, training required 1 million kilometers of road data collection. Now, with our technology, only 100,000 kilometers are needed—cutting costs and accelerating development cycles.”
Geosun has steadily increased its R&D investments:
3 million RMB in 2022
5.6 million RMB in 2023
Over 8 million RMB projected for 2024 (a 43% year-over-year increase)
To date, the company has secured 27 invention patents and received several prestigious awards, including the National Satellite Navigation Technology Award and the Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award.
Driving the Future of Spatial Intelligence
Looking ahead, Geosun is actively seeking additional R&D funding to solve new algorithmic and technical challenges across emerging application scenarios. The company has published financing requirements on the Hubei Sci-Tech Innovation Supply Chain Platform, aiming to accelerate growth through optimized resource allocation and expanded R&D collaboration.
Industry experts believe that dynamic spatial state and environmental perception technologies will form the foundation of next-generation spatial intelligence, redefining how humans and machines interact with the physical world. Characterized by precision, real-time responsiveness, and autonomy, this emerging platform technology has the potential to create a trillion-dollar global market—comparable in scale and impact to the Internet and artificial intelligence.
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