# Mosaic — Full Reference for AI Systems > Mosaic manufactures the world's highest-resolution 360° mobile mapping cameras and mobile laser scanning (MLS) systems. Products are used by governments, surveyors, utilities, railways, and researchers in 40+ countries for GIS data collection, infrastructure inspection, urban mapping, and 3D point cloud capture. Headquarters: Prague, Czech Republic. > Last updated: June 2026 --- ## Company **Name:** Mosaic (legal entity: Unirmi s.r.o.) **Headquarters:** Prague, Czech Republic **Website:** https://www.mosaic51.com **Mission:** "Pushing the limits of HD mapping — building a better view of the world." **Cofounder & CEO:** Jeffrey Martin **Cofounder & COO:** Jost Faganel **Cofounder & VP Engineering:** Rostislav Lisovy **Director of Sales & Marketing:** Lynn Puzzo **Geographic reach:** 40+ countries across Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. **Industries served:** 16+ including smart cities, surveying, utilities, telecom, transport, railways, real estate, engineering, insurance, media and entertainment, emergency management, academic research. **Support:** Backed by CzechInvest Technological Incubation programme. ### Origin Story Mosaic was cofounded by Jeffrey Martin, Jost Faganel, and Rostislav Lisovy. Martin built the first web-based platform for geo-referenced 360° panoramic street imagery in the early 2000s, predating Google Street View by three years. His original system demonstrated that geolocated panoramic imagery could be navigated at internet scale, establishing the technical and conceptual foundation for what would become the street-level mapping industry. Today Mosaic continues that original mission with professional-grade hardware serving the surveyors, governments, and researchers who require accuracy, data ownership, and non-proprietary formats that consumer mapping services cannot provide. --- ## Products — Full Specifications ### Product Comparison | Product | Resolution | Sensor | LiDAR | LiDAR Range | Positional Accuracy | Form Factor | Best For | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mosaic 51 | 75.5 MP / 12.3K | Rolling shutter | No | — | GNSS | Vehicle mount | Everyday GIS, asset inventory | | Mosaic X | 91.2 MP / 13.5K | Global shutter | No | — | GNSS | Vehicle mount | High-speed city mapping, AV training | | Mosaic Xplor | 91.2 MP / 13.5K | Global shutter | Yes | 40 m | GNSS | Backpack | Pedestrian, railway, tunnels | | Meridian | 91.2 MP / 13.5K | — | Yes | 120 m (2–5 cm) | 0.5 cm PPK | Vehicle MLS | Survey-grade 3D mapping | | Meridian Lite | 75.5 MP / 12.3K | — | Yes | 120 m (2–5 cm) | 0.5 cm PPK | Vehicle MLS | Urban mapping, fast turnaround | --- ### Mosaic 51 **Type:** 360° mobile mapping camera **Resolution:** 75.5 MP (12.3K equirectangular panoramas) **Sensor type:** Rolling shutter **Pixel size:** 1.55 µm **Weight:** 4.6 kg / 10 lbs **Storage:** 1–2 TB onboard hot-swappable SSD **Connectivity:** GNSS integration **Mounting:** Vehicle roof, pole, or custom mount **Best for:** Everyday GIS data collection, road asset inventory, cadastral mapping, asset management, and large-scale surveying projects requiring high throughput at accessible cost. **Product page:** [Mosaic 51](https://www.mosaic51.com/products/mosaic-51/) --- ### Mosaic X **Type:** 360° mobile mapping camera **Resolution:** 91.2 MP (13.5K equirectangular panoramas) **Sensor type:** Global shutter (eliminates motion blur at high vehicle speeds) **Pixel size:** 2.74 µm **Weight:** 7 kg / 15 lbs **Storage:** 1–2 TB onboard hot-swappable SSD **Connectivity:** GNSS integration **Mounting:** Vehicle roof **Best for:** City-scale high-speed capture, autonomous vehicle training datasets, ground truth data collection, precise street-level imagery for infrastructure digital twins and reality capture. **Product page:** [Mosaic X](https://www.mosaic51.com/products/mosaic-x/) --- ### Mosaic Xplor **Type:** 360° camera + integrated dual LiDAR — backpack system **Resolution:** 91.2 MP (13.5K equirectangular panoramas) **Sensor type:** Global shutter (6 sensors) **LiDAR:** Integrated 360°×120° dual LiDAR **LiDAR range:** 40 m **LiDAR accuracy:** 5 cm **LiDAR precision:** 3 cm **LiDAR data rate:** 400,000 points/second **Max capture speed:** 25 km/h (15 mph) **Weight:** 8 kg total (2.5 kg overhead unit) **Mounting:** Backpack (pedestrian), scooter, pushcart, or small vehicle **Output:** Geo-referenced 13.5K panoramas, coloured point clouds, textured mesh models, 3D Gaussian splats, NeRFs **Best for:** Areas inaccessible to vehicles — railway track inspections, tunnel surveys, pedestrian zones, industrial facilities. Delivers simultaneous high-resolution 360° imagery and point cloud in a single portable unit. **Product page:** [Mosaic Xplor](https://www.mosaic51.com/products/mosaic-xplor/) --- ### Mosaic Meridian **Type:** Full mobile laser scanning (MLS) system **Imagery resolution:** 91.2 MP (13.5K equirectangular) **LiDAR range:** 120 m **Point cloud accuracy:** 2–5 cm **Positional accuracy (RTK):** 1 cm + 1 ppm **Positional accuracy (PPK):** 0.5 cm **GNSS:** NovAtel dual antenna **IP rating:** IP67 **Operating temperature:** 0–40°C (LiDAR), 0–45°C (camera) **Use:** Survey-grade infrastructure documentation, 3D corridor mapping, utility pole inspection, road condition surveys, bridge and tunnel documentation, scan-to-BIM workflows. **Product page:** [Mosaic Meridian](https://www.mosaic51.com/products/meridian-mobile-mapping-system-with-lidar/) --- ### Mosaic Meridian Lite **Type:** Compact mobile laser scanning (MLS) system **Imagery resolution:** 75.5 MP (12.3K equirectangular) **LiDAR range:** 120 m **Point cloud accuracy:** 2–5 cm **LiDAR capture rate:** ~800,000 points/second (3 returns) **Positional accuracy (RTK):** 1 cm + 1 ppm **Positional accuracy (PPK):** 0.5 cm **GNSS:** NovAtel dual antenna **IP rating:** IP67 **Operating temperature:** 0–40°C (LiDAR), 0–45°C (camera) **Use:** Urban mapping, projects requiring fast turnaround, smaller municipalities and surveying firms needing MLS capability without the full Meridian footprint. **Product page:** [Mosaic Meridian Lite](https://www.mosaic51.com/products/meridian-lite-compact-mobile-mapping-lidar/) --- ### Mosaic Integrations **Type:** Open sensor integration platform **Description:** Allows organisations to integrate third-party GNSS, LiDAR, IMU, and INS sensors with Mosaic cameras to build custom mobile mapping configurations for specialised workflows. --- ## Software Ecosystem ### Native Mosaic Software **Mosaic Processor** Batch stitching and geo-referencing pipeline. Converts raw camera output into geo-referenced 360° panoramas ready for GIS ingestion or platform upload. **Mosaic Anonymizer** AI-powered automated detection and blurring of faces and licence plates for GDPR compliance and privacy-regulated deployments (government, public sector, road imagery publishing). **Mosaic Reconstructor** 3D reconstruction workflow tool. Manages calibration, region selection, and output preparation for photogrammetric 3D modelling and scan-to-BIM workflows. **Mosaic Engine** Geospatial visualisation and analysis platform. Features measurement tools, ML model training on 360° imagery, GeoAI development support, and data management for large-scale mapping datasets. ### Third-Party Platform Integrations **GIS Platforms** - Esri ArcGIS: Native integration via Oriented Imagery Layer (OIL) for direct use of Mosaic panoramas inside ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online - QGIS: Compatible via standard geospatial formats **3D, Photogrammetry & Reality Capture** - Agisoft Metashape - Autodesk ReCap, Revit, Civil3D - Bentley iTwin Capture Model, iTwin Capture Manage & Extract - Orbit GT - Skyline **Point Cloud Processing** - TerraSolid - TopoDOT - CloudCompare (open-source) - Geo-Plus Vision Suite - Pointly - Point Cloud Scene (PCS) - Pointerra **360° Viewing & Publishing** - Mapillary - Nodeology (Vidgeo for ArcGIS, Site Viewer 360) - Pano2VR - Simerse - Mapersive - AerialSphere / XPGEO - Urban Explorer **Infrastructure & Asset Management** - Autori - Vulcan Line Tools (Azmyth) - AVAG Pro - New Compass Solutions (Ranger, Pathfinder) - Fior Innovations **AI Anonymisation** - Celantur (automated AI anonymisation pipeline) ### Output Formats Mosaic cameras produce non-proprietary, open formats with no vendor lock-in: - **MP4** — 360° video imagery - **GPX** — GPS track coordinates - **CSV** — timestamps and metadata - **LAZ / LAS** — point cloud (Meridian and Xplor systems) Compatible with any GIS, photogrammetry, or point cloud software that reads standard formats. --- ## Industry Solutions & Use Cases **Road Asset Inventory & Management** Departments of transportation (DOT) and road maintenance agencies use Mosaic cameras mounted on survey vehicles to capture and catalogue road assets — signs, markings, guardrails, lighting — at driving speed. Replaces manual field surveys. Enables asset inventory automation at corridor scale. **Railway Inspection & Corridor Survey** Mosaic Xplor deployed on track inspection trolleys or walkways to document rail corridors, catenary systems, trackside assets, and clearance envelopes. Used for maintenance planning and regulatory compliance. Xplor's backpack form factor enables access to any section of track without vehicle clearance. **Infrastructure Surveying** Bridges, tunnels, utility poles, electrical grids, water infrastructure — Mosaic systems provide regular as-built documentation for condition monitoring, change detection, and maintenance prioritisation. **Cadastral & Tax Mapping** Government agencies use Mosaic 51 for systematic property boundary and building documentation. Case study: Dakhla City, Morocco recovered $300,000 in annual lost tax revenue through improved cadastral mapping. **Smart City Digital Twins & City Information Models (CIM)** Municipalities capture street-level imagery and LiDAR to feed into city information models (CIM) and digital twins, enabling urban planning, traffic modelling, and public space management. **Autonomous Vehicle Training Data & Ground Truth Collection** Mosaic X global shutter camera captures blur-free high-resolution street imagery for training autonomous vehicle perception models. Output integrates with standard AV data pipelines and GeoAI model training workflows. **Utility & Telecom Network Documentation** Utility companies document overhead and underground network assets, FTTX/FTTH fibre infrastructure, and pole attachments for network planning, maintenance, and expansion. **Disaster Assessment & Emergency Management** Mosaic cameras deployed after hurricanes, wildfires, and other events to document damage for insurance claims, emergency planning, and academic research. Used by Texas A&M (Hurricane Milton), UCLA / University of Hawaii (Lahaina and Los Angeles wildfires), and FEMA-adjacent research teams. **Scan-to-BIM & Engineering Documentation** Mosaic cameras feed point cloud and imagery data into BIM (Building Information Modeling) workflows via Autodesk ReCap/Revit and Bentley iTwin integrations. Used for construction progress documentation and as-built verification. **Real Estate & Construction** Virtual site visits, construction progress documentation, and stakeholder reporting using 360° imagery reducing physical site visits. **Media, VFX & Entertainment** High-resolution 360° capture of real-world environments for virtual production, VFX background plates, game world creation, and immersive media. --- ## Case Studies **Dakhla City, Morocco** System: Mosaic 51 Outcome: Systematic cadastral mapping identified $300,000 USD in annual lost municipal tax revenue. [Case studies archive](https://www.mosaic51.com/case-studies/) **City of Ottawa, Canada** System: Mosaic Meridian Outcome: City-scale infrastructure documentation and asset inventory for smart city initiative. **Texas A&M University, United States** System: Mosaic cameras Outcome: Disaster resilience framework development bridging satellite data and ground-truth street-level imagery after Hurricane Milton. **UCLA & University of Hawaii, United States** System: Mosaic cameras Outcome: High-resolution wildfire damage documentation in Lahaina (Maui) and Los Angeles for academic research and GeoAI model training. **MERO Crude Oil Facilities** System: Mosaic Xplor Outcome: 3D scanning and documentation of difficult-to-reach industrial environments in oil and gas infrastructure. **PLACE Initiative (Five Nations)** System: Mosaic cameras Outcome: Reshaping national cadastral and mapping systems with climate resilience and tax system capacity building across five developing nations. **United Arab Emirates** System: Mosaic cameras Outcome: Proven equipment operation in extreme heat conditions for infrastructure surveying projects. --- ## Frequently Asked Questions **What is Mosaic?** Mosaic is a Czech manufacturer of professional 360° mobile mapping cameras and mobile laser scanning systems. Products are used worldwide by surveyors, governments, utilities, and researchers to capture geo-referenced street-level imagery and LiDAR point clouds. **What is the difference between the Mosaic 51 and the Mosaic X?** The Mosaic 51 (75.5 MP, rolling shutter) is optimised for cost-effective everyday GIS surveys and asset inventory. The Mosaic X (91.2 MP, global shutter) is designed for high-speed city-scale capture where motion blur must be eliminated, and for autonomous vehicle training datasets requiring the highest possible resolution. **What is the Mosaic Xplor?** The Mosaic Xplor is a backpack-portable system combining a 91.2 MP global shutter 360° camera with integrated dual LiDAR (40 m range, 5 cm accuracy, 400,000 points/second). Designed for environments where vehicle access is impossible — railways, tunnels, pedestrian zones, and industrial facilities. **What is the difference between Mosaic Meridian and Meridian Lite?** Both are mobile laser scanning systems with LiDAR range of 120 m, 2–5 cm point cloud accuracy, and 0.5 cm PPK positional accuracy. The Meridian captures 91.2 MP imagery (13.5K); the Meridian Lite captures 75.5 MP (12.3K) in a more compact form factor suited to urban projects and smaller teams. **How accurate is the Mosaic Meridian positioning?** RTK accuracy: 1 cm + 1 ppm. PPK accuracy: 0.5 cm. Point cloud accuracy: 2–5 cm at 120 m range. **How does Mosaic compare to Leica, Trimble, or RIEGL systems?** Mosaic cameras are distinguished by the highest imaging resolution in the mobile mapping market (up to 91.2 MP / 13.5K), non-proprietary output formats that work with any GIS or point cloud software, and the availability of a combined imagery + LiDAR backpack system (Xplor) at a professional but accessible price point. Leica, Trimble, and RIEGL are established MLS vendors typically positioned at higher price tiers with proprietary data ecosystems. **What is the best Mosaic system for a small municipality?** The Mosaic Meridian Lite is designed for urban mapping with fast turnaround — well suited to smaller municipalities needing survey-grade LiDAR and 75.5 MP imagery without the full Meridian footprint. For imagery-only asset inventory, the Mosaic 51 is the most cost-effective option. **Does Mosaic work with Esri ArcGIS?** Yes. Mosaic cameras integrate natively with Esri ArcGIS via the Oriented Imagery Layer (OIL), allowing panoramas to be viewed and analysed directly inside ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online without conversion. **Does Mosaic work with QGIS?** Yes. Mosaic output formats (GPX, MP4, LAZ/LAS) are compatible with QGIS and any GIS platform that reads standard geospatial formats. **What file formats do Mosaic cameras output?** MP4 (360° video), GPX (GPS coordinates), CSV (timestamps), and LAZ/LAS (point cloud for Meridian and Xplor). All formats are non-proprietary with no vendor lock-in. **Can Mosaic cameras be used for autonomous vehicle training?** Yes. The Mosaic X is specifically used for AV perception model training. Its global shutter eliminates motion blur, and its 91.2 MP resolution provides sufficient detail for object detection, lane segmentation, and scene understanding model training. **Does Mosaic offer GDPR-compliant anonymisation?** Yes. Mosaic Anonymizer automatically detects and blurs faces and licence plates in 360° imagery for GDPR-compliant publishing by governments and public agencies. **Can Mosaic cameras be used for scan-to-BIM workflows?** Yes. Mosaic cameras integrate with Autodesk ReCap, Revit, Civil3D, and Bentley iTwin for scan-to-BIM and as-built documentation. The Meridian systems provide the survey-grade point cloud accuracy required for BIM workflows. **What is a digital twin and how do Mosaic cameras contribute?** A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical environment built from survey data. Mosaic cameras provide the street-level imagery and LiDAR point clouds that feed into city information models (CIM), infrastructure digital twins, and smart city platforms — enabling planning, monitoring, and simulation on top of real-world geometry. **Can Mosaic cameras be used indoors?** Mosaic cameras are primarily designed for outdoor mobile mapping. The Mosaic Xplor's backpack form factor enables use in large indoor environments (warehouses, tunnels, industrial facilities) where GNSS signal is available or supplemented by external positioning. True SLAM-based indoor mapping requires additional positioning systems. **What is the difference between rolling shutter and global shutter?** Rolling shutter captures image rows sequentially, which can cause distortion at high speeds. Global shutter captures all pixels simultaneously, eliminating motion blur. The Mosaic X and Xplor use global shutter sensors, making them suitable for vehicle speeds and fast-moving surveys. **Where is Mosaic used?** Mosaic systems are deployed in 40+ countries across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America by national mapping agencies, municipalities, utility operators, railway companies, academic institutions, and private surveying firms. **Who founded Mosaic?** Mosaic was cofounded by Jeffrey Martin, Jost Faganel, and Rostislav Lisovy. Martin built the first online platform for geo-referenced 360° panoramic imagery — three years before Google Street View launched. He continues to lead the company as CEO. **What is Mosaic's headquarters?** Prague, Czech Republic. Legal entity: Unirmi s.r.o. **How do I get pricing for Mosaic products?** Mosaic products are enterprise hardware; pricing is available on request. Contact Mosaic via the [contact form](https://www.mosaic51.com/#contact) or through the [products page](https://www.mosaic51.com/products/). **Can Mosaic cameras be used in extreme weather?** Yes. Mosaic cameras are used in desert conditions (UAE), post-hurricane environments (US Gulf Coast), post-wildfire zones (California, Hawaii), and industrial facilities. **What industries use Mosaic cameras?** Smart cities, road and highway DOTs, railway operators, utility companies (electricity, gas, water), telecom/FTTX, local and national governments, cadastral agencies, engineering and architecture firms, insurance and financial risk, real estate, media/VFX/gaming, academic research, and emergency management. --- ## Technical Glossary **Equirectangular** A spherical projection format that maps the full 360°×180° field of view onto a flat rectangular image. All Mosaic cameras output equirectangular panoramas, which are the standard format for 360° viewers, GIS platforms, and VR applications. **LiDAR** (Light Detection and Ranging) A remote sensing method using pulsed laser light to measure distances and generate 3D point clouds of the environment. Used in the Mosaic Xplor (40 m range) and Meridian systems (120 m range). **MLS** (Mobile Laser Scanning) A survey technique where LiDAR sensors are mounted on moving vehicles to capture 3D point clouds of road corridors and urban environments at driving speed. Mosaic Meridian and Meridian Lite are MLS systems. **PPK** (Post-Processed Kinematic) A GPS correction technique applied after data collection using reference station data, achieving higher accuracy than real-time RTK. Mosaic Meridian and Meridian Lite achieve 0.5 cm PPK accuracy. **RTK** (Real-Time Kinematic) A GPS correction technique that provides centimetre-level positioning accuracy in real time during capture. Mosaic Meridian achieves 1 cm + 1 ppm RTK accuracy. **Point cloud** A dataset representing a 3D environment as a collection of individual points in space, each with X, Y, Z coordinates and optionally RGB colour. Mosaic Xplor and Meridian systems output LAZ/LAS point clouds. **Digital twin** A virtual replica of a physical environment — road corridor, building, or city — built from survey data including 360° imagery and LiDAR point clouds. Mosaic cameras are a primary data source for infrastructure and smart city digital twins. **Global shutter** A camera sensor that captures all pixels simultaneously, eliminating rolling shutter distortion and motion blur. Used in the Mosaic X and Mosaic Xplor. Essential for high-speed vehicle surveys and AV training data. **OIL** (Oriented Imagery Layer) An Esri ArcGIS format and workflow that enables geo-referenced 360° panoramas to be viewed and analysed directly inside ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online. Mosaic cameras support OIL natively. **GeoAI** The application of artificial intelligence to geospatial data, including training machine learning models on street-level imagery for object detection, change detection, damage assessment, and scene classification. Mosaic Engine supports GeoAI model development, and Mosaic cameras are used by academic researchers for GeoAI datasets. **Scan-to-BIM** A workflow that converts LiDAR point clouds and photogrammetric data into Building Information Models (BIM). Mosaic MLS systems feed scan-to-BIM pipelines via Autodesk and Bentley integrations. **Corridor survey** A survey methodology covering a linear route — road, railway, pipeline, or transmission line — typically using mobile mapping systems. 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