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Riegl VZ-1000
Riegl VZ-1000 V-Line 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanner

The Riegl VZ-1000 is a ground-based terrestrial laser scanner manufactured by Riegl Laser Measurement Systems. It provides lidar point cloud measurements to determine surface topography features. It operates at a 1550 nm wavelength and has a scan rate of up to 122,000 points per second. It has a maximum range of 1.4 km and 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
http://www.riegl.com/uploads/tx_pxpriegldownloads/DataSheet_VZ-1000_2017-06-14.pdfExternal Link

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10.5067/W0EJNWUZBYSLExternal Link
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