Eagle Mapping Expands into Large-Area Projects with Riegl LMS-Q1560 Airborne LiDAR

by | Jul 3, 2014

VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, June 24, 2014”Eagle Mapping Ltd., a pioneer in digital airborne mapping, has become the first commercial firm in North America to take delivery of the new Riegl LMS-Q1560 airborne laser scanner system. Designed to capture ultra-wide swaths and complex environments, the high-performance Riegl LiDAR will enable Eagle Mapping to expand into new markets including large-area, forestry and urban mapping applications for governments and first nation organizations.

The Riegl LMS-Q1560 is a powerful laser scanner developed to acquire data over large geographic areas at high altitudes, said James Hume, Eagle Mapping President. This will allow us to map expansive cities, counties and tribal lands quickly and cost effectively.

Riegl designed the powerful dual-channel LMS-Q1560 laser scanner with integrated medium-format camera for a variety of airborne mapping projects with an emphasis on wide-swath coverage. With a 58-degree field of view, the laser can be operated at a maximum pulse repetition rate of 800 kHz capable of measuring 530,000 points per second on the ground from an altitude up to 15,500 feet AGL.

The Riegl LMS-Q1560 is the most cost-competitive airborne laser scanner on the market today, said Hume. We can fly at a higher altitude and collect a denser spacing of elevation data than any other LiDAR system out there.

In addition, the Riegl LMS-Q1560 is unique in its innovative forward- and-look capability which, when combined with its wide field of view, enables the device to capture data from multiple angles effectively and accurately at an extremely high point density. The sensor also utilizes Multiple-Time-Around processing, echo digitization and waveform analysis to simultaneously track more than 10 pulses in the air.

This means the LiDAR can collect tightly spaced elevation points even in complex environments. Examples are built-up city centers with a variety of buildings and vertical structures as well as extremely rugged mountain terrain where elevations change dramatically and abruptly.

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