Riegl Laser Measurement Systems has released a new airborne laser scanner that has been specifically developed to measure on ice and snow. The VQ-580 offers non-contact, high-speed data acquisition by utilizing a quick scanning mechanism and a narrow near-infrared laser beam.
VQ-580 Airborne Laser Scanner
The laser ranging of the VQ-580 is based on the online waveform processing and echo digitization that allow accurate measurement results at extreme atmospheric conditions and analysis of numerous target echoes. The airborne laser scanner is suitable for power line mapping, city modeling, corridor mapping, riverbank and lakeside mapping, mining and topography, forestry and agriculture mapping and snowfield and glacier mapping applications.
The laser scanning mechanism uses a rotating multifacet polygonal mirror that offers parallel, unidirectional and linear scan lines. The VQ-580 offers line-scan data through the built-in LAN-TCP/IP interface and requires a single power supply for operation. In addition, the binary data stream can be decoded with user-designed software that utilizes the RiVLib software library.