UAV-Based Laser Scanning of the Swiss Alps

UAV-Based Laser Scanning of the Swiss Alps

DUFOUR AEROSPACE, RIEGL, BSF SWISSPHOTO AND THE SLF COLLABORATE ON INNOVATIVE FLIGHT TESTS OF LARGE-SCALE AREA.

Please find here more information on this UAV-based collaboration in English, followed by a German version.

RIEGL is proud to be part of this Swiss-Austrian consortium that will use RIEGL UAV-LiDAR sensors to test the suitability of innovative UAVs for large-scale surveying applications in the Swiss Alps. The partners are Dufour Aerospace, RIEGL, BSF Swissphoto and the SLF, who will collaborate for a series of test flights over several months.

Dufour Aerospace will support the project with its 3-meter-wingspan AeroMini and 6-meter-wingspan Aero2 UAS platforms. RIEGL will provide the laser scanners and help with the integrations. BSF Swissphoto will contribute to data validation and assess the commercial relevance of the technology and the processes. The WSL-Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF will ensure that the data quality meets quality requirements, and serves applied science use cases and supports the field test with experienced personnel.

More detailed information is given in the corresponding press release: Dufour_Laser_POC_en