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Riegl TLS
Riegl Terrestrial Laser Scanner

The Riegl Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) is a ground-based lidar system made by Riegl Laser Measurement Systems. It captures lidar point cloud data to analyze surface topography features. It operates at a wavelength of 1550 nm and can scan up to 122,000 points per second. Its maximum range is 1.4 km, with a resolution of 2 cm.

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)

Instrument Details

Lidar
Earth Science > Land Surface > Topography > Terrain Elevation
Earth Science > Land Surface > Topography
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
Land Surface
122,000 Hz
2 cm
193 THz
Currently unavailble

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10.5067/W0EJNWUZBYSLExternal Link
SnowEx
CSV
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2311External Link
BlueFlux
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