Unmanned Laser Scanners
Digitise the World. Fast. Precise. Efficient.
Our unmanned laser scanners offer cutting-edge scanning solutions designed for seamless integration with UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). These advanced UAV LiDAR systems excel in capturing high-resolution data in hazardous or hard-to-reach areas.
Whether you're mapping, monitoring, or analysing, we provide a comprehensive suite of drone LiDAR hardware and software to ensure your project is efficient, precise, and professional.
High Productivity
Ultimate Performance
Extreme Versatility
Additional Mobility
What is Unmanned Laser Scanning?
Unmanned Laser Scanning is a remote sensing process used to create 3D models of structures and areas. These can sometimes be referred to as drone LiDAR scanners or UAV LiDAR. RIEGL unmanned laser scanners can be used on a wide range of remote controlled aerial vehicles.
Can you use Unmanned Laser Scanners on manned aircraft platforms?
RIEGL LiDAR is of such a design that our unmanned products also cross over into manned aircraft, including helicopter and small fixed wing. For example, the VUX-10025 system can be attached to small crewed planes like gyrocopters and on helicopters.
Riegl miniVUX system
The Riegl miniVUX system is ideal if the entry level LiDAR isn’t providing you with the functionality you desire and are looking for the next stage of UAV LiDAR systems.
With the RiLOC-E IMU/GNSS solution fully integrated into RIEGL’s miniVUX series UAV LiDAR sensors, it provides you with a turnkey solution for UAV-based data acquisition.
The unit fully integrates a Micro-Electromechanical System (MEMS) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), a GNSS unit, and RIEGL developed software for a simplified, user-friendly workflow.
The trajectory and scan data acquired is stored within RIEGL’s RiPROCESS, removing the need for any third party software to obtain a precisely aligned and calibrated point cloud.
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VUX-10025
For those looking at higher performance and productivity from their drone LiDAR solution, Riegl supplies the VUX-10025. This lightweight, versatile laser scanner offers a huge 160-degree field of view and a high pulse repetition rate of up to 1,500 kHz.
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Measurement rate of up to 1.3 million measurements/sec
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Scan speed of up to 200 lines/second
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Operating flight altitude of up to 360 m / 1,200 feet
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Low weight of 2.36 kg / 5.2 lbs
Riegl UAS/UAV Laser Scanning Systems
Tailor your ideal RIEGL solution. All RIEGL UAS/UAV Laser Scanning systems seamlessly incorporate:
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Choice of GNSS and IMU sensors for precise georeferencing of collected data.
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Selection of cameras including Sony and Phase One
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Robust package of RIEGL software for planning, acquiring and processing the highest performing point clouds and georeferenced imagery
Scan and map coastal regions, lakes and inland waterways with the Riegl range of airborne topo-bathymetry laser scanners.
LiDAR bathymetry helps users to more accurately carry out:
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Coastline mapping
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Habitat observation and change detection
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River and inland waterbody survey
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Detailed underwater infrastructure and object detection
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Hydro engineering
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Hydro-archaeology
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Water reservoir monitoring
The range of products available are suitable for simple scanning and LiDAR mapping projects, through to more complex mapping needs that require large drones, helicopters or crewed aircraft. The range include:
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VQ-840-GE
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VQ-840-GL
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VQ-840-G
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VQ-860-G
Learn more about Riegl Unmanned Laser Scanners
What are unmanned laser scanners commonly used for?
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Architecture, Engineering and Construction
We can provide data at each development milestone, feeding into BIM.
Heritage and Archaeology
High-definition and high-integrity recording of heritage assets.
Natural Environment Research
Including measured forest structure, carbon credit initiatives, river systems and floodplain management.
Surveying and Inspection
Measured Building Surveying (MBS), topography, as-builts and monitoring services.
Public Safety and Forensics
Objective data collection for crash Investigation, national security event planning and scene digital recording.
Key features of RIEGL drone scanners
Lightweight designs
Products like the miniVUX have a lightweight design, enabling seamless integration with counterpart drone platforms.
High-speed data transfer and efficiency
Our RIEGL VUX-100-25 is designed for rapid data capture along linear corridors like roads and railways, while delivering this data quickly and efficiently, making them ideal for infrastructure projects.
Extensive capabilities
Using NFB scanning, the VUX-160²³ and VUX-120²³ offer an extended measurement range and data capture from multiple angles, making them ideal for projects requiring coverage across various elevations or complex terrains. These products also have versatile UAV compatibility.
Advanced waveform processing
Our products enhance accuracy and resolution of data to support applications for detailed 3D imaging. All RIEGL Laser scanners provide Attributed Multiple Returns providing the best possibility of acquiring the smallest utility power cable, or the ground features below forest tree canopies.
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FAQs
1 / Do you offer System Integrations?
All RIEGL unmanned laser scanners are available as OEM hardware i.e. without positioning and navigation systems and cameras[JR1] [JB2] . Software libraries are also available. Please contact us on info@riegl.co.uk or +44 (0) 1904 217785 to discuss your OEM requirement.
2 / Are there service providers in my area?
Please contact us directly to get information about Service Providers in your area.
3 / What is the difference between drone laser scanners and unmanned laser scanners?
RIEGL Unmanned Laser Scanners have been designed and manufactured with the philosophy that LiDAR sensor can be attached to a multitude of aerial platforms without someone being with the unit to control it. This could be on any aerial vehicle such as a plane, helicopter or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Drone laser scanners are a type of unmanned laser scanner and are simply a laser scanner attached to a drone.
4 / Which RIEGL LiDAR payload can be carried by a DJI Matrice 300 or 350?
RIEGL is platform agnostic – meaning we do not recommend or endorse any specific platform over other alternatives. For customers choosing a DJI Matrice 300 or 350, RIEGL offers a specific integration kit. It’s typical this DJI drone may carry a RIEGL miniVUX laser scanner complete with a RiLOC positional and navigational system with optional RGB camera.
5 / How accurate is an unmanned laser scanner?
The system performance of an unmanned laser scanner is the result of component error stack-ups, some of which are small and repeatable (datasheet system parameters) others are unknown and variable (positional / mission parameters / external environment factors). For example, flight altitude is a significant factor in final point performance.
It is important to select the correct solution for the demands of the project specification and practical limitations.
RIEGL works closely with our customers to ensure the correct core components are selected for your needs. Please contact us to discuss your specific requirements
6 / Do RIEGL offer a real time RTK drone lidar payload?
RIEGL designs and manufactures sensors for the highest performance. In our computation software and registration routines we wish to be able to analyse ‘all of the data’ in the most rigorous manner.
For this, we log all of the data in the field and undertake processing after the event, or ‘post process’. RIEGL software has been developed over decades for the primary application of Airborne LiDAR, so rest assured our routines are most optimal for modern computing technology