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VQ580 is a CLASS 3B Laser Product. Direct exposure to the laser radiation is dangerous and may cause severe damage to eyes and skin. DO NOT LOOK INTO THE TRANSMITTER LENS! DO NOT POINT THE TRANSMITTER LENS AT PEOPLES EYES!
Operation of the VQ580 requires experienced staff on board the aircraft. |
Summary
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The Airborne Laser Scanner with Online Waveform Processing (high-accuracy) provides high speed, non-contact data acquisition using a narrow near-infrared laser beam and a fast line scanning mechanism. It was especially designed to measure on snow and ice. |
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| Manufacturer | Riegl |
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| Model | VQ580 |
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| Serial No. | n/a |
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| Type | laser scanner |
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| REGISTRY-Link | ↪ REGISTRY (6778) |
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| Name | Institution | Role |
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| Veit Helm | Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research | Device Contact |
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Components and Specifications
Besides the scanner itself operation of the laser scanner VQ580 requires an operator PC installed in a rack. For safety reasons a laser scanner key switch for easy emergency stop is also in installed in a rack.
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Specifications of VQ580 (without mounting)
Data logging, storage and archiving
Logged parameter
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| Parameter | O2ARegistry Output Type | Unit |
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| surface scans for digital terrain models | distance | none |
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Rawdata storage on board
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Data archiving on land
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Documentation
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Also see https://sensor.awi.de/ for calibration certificates of the sensors.
