RIEGL will be exhibiting at the 2024 Esri User Conference taking place from July 15th-19th at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. RIEGL will be exhibiting at Booth 2214 so be sure to stop by and meet with our team of experts and learn about the latest developments in RIEGL Waveform-LiDAR technology! See the RIEGL VZ-600i Terrestrial Laser Scanner on display and ready for live demos! […]
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THE LMU MUNICH INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES MAKES THE PAST VISIBLE WITH RIEGL UAV-BASED LIDAR Prof. Dr. Nicola Lercari, Director of the Institute for Digital Cultural Heritage Studies at the LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) provided us with some exciting details from their latest project, where they used RIEGL’s VUX-1UAV22 UAV LiDAR sensor to uncover further secrets of the ancient Greek city of […]
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New Diamond DA62 MPP SurveyStar for the RIEGL Test Aircraft Fleet The new DA62 MPP SurveyStar has been delivered by Diamond Aircraft Austria to RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems and it will be immediately implemented for test and calibration flights. RIEGL and Diamond Aircraft Austria have been collaborating for almost 20 years. Since 2007, RIEGL has owned and operated the proven DA42 MPP GeoStar, which has successfully completed all missions to […]
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Editor’s Note: This is an interview with Cameron Shankland, who is responsible for business development at Aethon Aerial Solutions. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background (s) and experience, particularly with 3D laser scanning/lidar technology, and/or a brief history of the growth of the company and its use of 3D technology? Please include an idea of […]
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CHUNG HSING SURVEYING COMPANY BRINGS GEOSPATIAL DATA ACQUISITION TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH RIEGL MOBILE LIDAR Chung Hsing Surveying Company (CHS) is proud to announce the introduction of RIEGL’s VMX-2HA Mobile Mapping System to the geospatial industry in Taiwan. The company has built an excellent reputation over the past 50 years in the region, and the addition of this RIEGL system enables them to have unprecedented accuracies and efficiencies within […]
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GPI GEOSPATIAL, INC. ENHANCING MOBILE MAPPING WITH RIEGL LIDAR Adding a VMX-2HA to their Portfolio of RIEGL Systems GPI Geospatial, Inc. (a subsidiary of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.) has been a leading geospatial solutions company for over 50 years with a footprint across the Eastern U.S., and they recently upgraded their mobile mapping capabilities by adding a RIEGLVMX-2HA to their data collection portfolio. As a RIEGL customer […]
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CartoData Receives the First North American Delivery of a RIEGL VQ-1460 CartoData, located in Jalisco, Mexico, has become the first professional survey firm in North America to take delivery of the RIEGL VQ-1460 airborne laser scanner. This new sensor model collects high-density, high-accuracy LiDAR point clouds and imagery for intake into CartoData’s proprietary production workflows and web mapping platform optimized for urban planning […]
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Carbonix, RIEGL, Phase One announce first fixed-wing VTOL integration of long-range dual sensor System Carbonix announced a significant milestone in aerial surveying and data acquisition of linear assets with the collaboration between RIEGL Australia and Phase One. The three companies have successfully joined forces and flown the RIEGL VUX-12023 and Phase One iXM 100 medium format camera on Carbonix’s fixed-wing Ottano X. The combination of these highly sophisticated pieces of equipment […]
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Local police force utilizing the RIEGL VZ-600i Terrestrial Laser Scanner The Winter Garden Police Department (WGPD), which is the local police force where the RIEGL USA Headquarters calls home in Florida, recently purchased a RIEGL VZ-600i Terrestrial Laser Scanner for their CSI & Forensic units. As a small regional department, they were in need of a tool that could have various use cases, both in […]
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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 […]
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RIEGL/Lidar News Interview Questions for Joey C. Wilson Lidar News had an opportunity recently to interview Joey C. Wilson the founder of Wilson and Associates. Here are his valuable insights and those of some of his team regarding the use of LiDAR and 3D laser scanning I am a Professional Engineer and Surveyor, I have worked in the surveying industry […]
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Whiteout Solutions Tackles the Impacts of Climate Change with RIEGL Bathymetric LiDAR Solutions UTILIZING THE RIEGL VQ-840-GL FOR UAV-BASED DATASETS OF COASTAL EROSION Whiteout Solutions is a geospatial technology company based in northeastern Vermont. Their main mission is to increase the availability of high-resolution geospatial data and maximize its usage through web-based data delivery and analysis. With the addition of the RIEGL VQ-840-GL topo-bathymetric system, […]
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Balko & RIEGL Announce OEM Partnership for UAS Lidar in Canada Expanding Market Reach with RIEGL Unmanned LiDAR Configurations Balko Technologies (BALKO), located in Quebec, Canada, recently became a RIEGLunmanned laser scanner (ULS) systems integrator. As a manufacturer of modular LiDAR systems and the only Canadian UAV-focused LiDAR systems provider in the region, it is with great enthusiasm that RIEGL includes Balko Technologies as […]
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Amtrak’s New York Penn Station (NYPS) mobile surveying project was one of the first extended mobile LiDAR projects completed underground. Mobile LiDAR technology was requested to provide a seamless 3D survey data set across the station’s rail infrastructure systems and to locate all visible ancillary features throughout the underground facility where GPS data isn’t available and do so without disrupting […]
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A Commitment to Quality Background James Hume, President of Eagle Mapping has a background in mechanical engineering, but in the summers, he worked with his father at Eagle Mapping doing map editing. His father started Eagle Mapping in 1985 with a focus on aerial photography. James joined Eagle Mapping in 2007, right when the US housing market collapsed. 2008 […]
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Lidar News recently had the opportunity to interview Bret Bienkowski, LSIT at Tetra Tech. Bret is their Mobile Mapping Survey Manager. He provided his valuable insights on their use of 3D laser scanning and mobile lidar. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background and experience with 3D laser scanning/lidar technology, as well as a brief […]
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Leveraging 3D LiDAR Technology for Success Editor’s note: This is a multi-person interview with members of the Burns & McDonnell team, including Anthony Gaskill, PE, Innovation & Development Manager and two members of the Remote Sensing Team: Coryell Kelsey, Senior Technology & Innovation Consultant and David DeLind, PE, Section Manager. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional […]
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BAAM.Tech Named North American Distribution Partner for RIEGL USA Mobile Laser Scanning Solutions RIEGL USA is pleased to announce BAAM.Tech® as a North American distribution partner for Mobile Laser Scanning. BAAM.Tech®, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, will provide sales, training, and technical support services for the entire line of RIEGL’s Mobile Laser Scanning Solutions, including the: VMY-1 and VMY-2, VMX-2HA, and VMQ-1HA product lines, as well as the accompanying cameras, software bundles, and […]
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Join RIEGL USA for the Debut of the VZ-600i in North America January 10-12th The amazing brand NEW RIEGL VZ-600i Terrestrial Laser Scanner is making its North American debut. There will be availability for Demos and Q&A at the following dates and locations: About the VZ-600i: RIEGL’s latest generation of professional terrestrial laser scanners stands for extreme versatility, high productivity, ultimate […]
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Surveying Every Minute “RIEGL’s new era of Terrestrial Laser Scanners: the VZ-600i stands out with extreme versatility, high productivity, radical performance, and game changing mobility features.” Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has become an integral part of surveying. The scanners are becoming lighter and faster, so that even large projects can be completed with high precision in a short time. Today’s […]
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Leveraging Lidar Supports Company Growth By Tony Bartol PS, Fishbeck Vice President/Senior Surveyor Editor’s Note: This article is being reported as a narrative as told by the author. Background I am a Michigan – licensed surveyor with 17 years of experience, nine of which has been working with terrestrial and mobile LiDAR. Fishbeck purchased our first RIEGL mobile LiDAR in […]
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THE RECORDINGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE RIEGL ULTIMATE LiDAR JUNE 2022 WEBINARS! The Recordings for the RIEGL Ultimate LiDAR Webinars for the Month of June are Now Available! The June webinars include: · De Nube de Puntos de RIEGL, a CAD con TopoDOT (A Spanish Presentation) · Qualitative Analysis of Beam Parameters on the Performance of a Topo-Bathymetric LiDAR Sensor · RiMAP for ArcGIS Pro – An […]
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NEW TRUE VIEW 645/650 EXPANDS DRONE SURVEYING MARKET:RIEGL LiDAR, DUAL MAPPING CAMERAS AND DJI M300 COMPATIBILITY (For Release March 28, 2022) HUNTSVILLE, AL – Building upon the success of its RIEGL-based True View® 3D Imaging Systems (3DIS®) GeoCue is proud to announce the new True View 645/650. GeoCue CEO Frank Darmayan explains “True View 3D imagingproducts provide fully integrated LIDAR […]
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WGI Builds Competitive Advantage with LiDAR The Team Christian Stewart, Senior Mobile LiDAR Specialist was hired at WGI in 2004. He started collecting and processing LiDAR when WGI purchased their first static scanner in the mid – 2000’s. Christian commented, “I have used every LiDAR sensor, static and mobile, WGI has owned and have collected mobile LiDAR with a variety […]
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RIEGL Announces management change to RIEGL Canada The Position is appointed to Michael Sitar RIEGL USA Inc. is excited to announce the new Managing Director of RIEGL Canada Ltd., Michael Sitar, who is also acting as Airborne Division Manager for the North American territory. Michael will be joining Kelly Martin who has been Managing Director for RIEGL Canada since 2019. […]
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