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Summary
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.
Manufacturer | Riegl |
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Model | VQ580 |
Serial No. | n/a |
Type | laser scanner |
Contacts
Name | Institution | Role |
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Veit Helm | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Editor |
Veit Helm | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Device Contact |
Components and Specifications
Aquisition of the video data require connection of the sensor head to a main unit. The main unit can be connected via Ethernet to an operator PC.
Name | Model | Type |
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Laser Scanner VQ580 | VQ580 | laser scanner |
Laser Scanner VQ580 | VQ580 | laser scanner |
Laser Scanner VQ580 | VQ580 | laser scanner |
Specifications of AXIS video system (without mounting)
Dimension Sensor Head (Diameter x L) |
20 x 52 mm |
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Weight |
0.25 kg |
Dimension Main Unit (L x W x H) |
103 x 76 x 31 mm |
Weight |
0.11 kg |
Power Supply |
8 - 28 VDC |
Data interface |
Ethernet |
Data logging, storage and archiving
Logged parameter
Parameter | Sensor Output Type | Unit |
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surface scans | distance | none |
Rawdata storage on board
During flight video data are stored on micro SD cards inserted in the main units.
Data archiving on land
After the flight video data are downloaded from the micro SD cards and are made accessible via the external devices file system of the land Data Managment System (DMS).
Documentation
Also see https://sensor.awi.de/ for calibration certificates of the sensors.