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Riegl TLS
Riegl Terrestrial Laser Scanner

The Riegl Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) is a ground-based laser scanner manufactured by Riegl Laser Measurement Systems. It provides lidar point cloud data to determine surface topography. It operates at 1550 nm and can scan at up to 122,000 points per second. It has a maximum scan range of 1.4 km and a 2 cm resolution.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Lidar

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Land Surface > Topography > Terrain Elevation

Earth Science > Land Surface > Topography

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar

Vertical Measurement Regions

Land Surface

Temporal Resolution

122,000 Hz

Spatial Resolution

2 cm

Measurement Frequency

193 THz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailable

Online Information

https://www.riegl.com/en-usa/

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
Currently unavailable
Instrument Maker
Riegl
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC)

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Field site of rain gauges and soil moistures sensors from the IFloodS campaign

Field site of rain gauges and soil moistures sensors from the IFloodS campaign

Field Site

76 Campaigns · 175 Instruments

SnowEx

Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Alaska

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· 86 Data Products

BlueFlux

Southern Florida

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· 4 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

Blueflux: Terrestrial Lidar Scans of Mangrove Forests, Everglades, FL, USA, 2022-202310.3334/ORNLDAAC/2311

CampaignsBlueFlux

PlatformsField Site

Formatsmultiple

SnowEx20 Boise State University Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud V00110.5067/F0M99WK7JW4X

CampaignsSnowEx

PlatformsField Site

FormatsPDF, LAZ, CSV

SnowEx20 Boise State University Raw Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud V00110.5067/IJG7SVZEOUTN

CampaignsSnowEx

PlatformsField Site

FormatsLAZ, CSV, PDF, ASCII, Binary

SnowEx20 CRREL Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud V00110.5067/NJ3FFEESXVYE

CampaignsSnowEx

PlatformsField Site

FormatsLAZ

SnowEx23 Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest Terrestrial Lidar Scans V00110.5067/R466GRXNA61S

CampaignsSnowEx

PlatformsField Site

FormatsGeoTIFF

SnowEx23 Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest Terrestrial Lidar Scans Raw V00110.5067/OIBBFR49P0Q6

CampaignsSnowEx

PlatformsField Site

FormatsLAZ

ABoVE: Terrestrial Lidar Scanning Forest-Tundra Ecotone, Brooks Range, Alaska, 201610.3334/ORNLDAAC/1782

CampaignsArctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment

PlatformsField Survey