Which 3D mapping packages support saving the map to a file?

I'm looking for a mapping package that will use velodyne pointCloud2 messages and a localization producer to build a 3D map. After the map is created, I'd like to be able to save the map to file and load it for later review. Which mapping packages would you recommend for this?

A nice-to-have feature would also be coloring the 3D data with an image feed from a camera.

Asked by ryankchilton on 2015-10-27 08:41:47 UTC

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Hi, I am wondering if you had any luck and if you could share your findings/experience.

Asked by chukcha2 on 2016-02-17 14:46:08 UTC

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Ive used the rtabmap_ros package and it works really well. It has its own map format which is saved (huge files obviously). Hope you have a fast computer.. (:

Asked by l0g1x on 2015-10-30 13:37:48 UTC

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Could you please elaborate. Did you use rtabmap_ros with velodyne's pointCloud2 messages? Did you use any other sensors? What was your setup? Thank you.

Asked by chukcha2 on 2016-02-17 14:48:12 UTC