Based on a future-oriented, innovative new processing architecture, internet connectivity, and RIEGL's latest waveform processing LiDAR technology, the RIEGL VZ-2000i Long Range 3D Laser Scanning System combines proven user friendliness in the field with fast and highly accurate data acquisition. The scanner provides a measurement range of up to 2500 m and an accuracy of 5 mm.
Its new processing architecture enables execution of different background tasks (such as point cloud registration, geo- referencing, orientation via integrated Inertial Measurement Unit, etc.) on-board in parallel to the simultaneous acquisition of scan data and image data. A full documentation of the scanner‘s software components – directly accessible on the RIEGL VZ-2000i – provides a sound basis for creation of your own python apps to enhance the scanner functionality. The system provides highest flexibility by supporting numerous peripherals and accessories such as the integrated GNSS unit for high accurate RTK solution, a SIM Card slot for 3G/4G LTE, WLAN, LAN, USB, and different other ports of external units.
RIEGL's unique Waveform-LiDAR technology is the key to enabling such high speed, long range, high accuracy measurements even in poor visibility and demanding multi-target situations caused by dust, haze, rain, vegetation, etc. Thus, the scanner is ideally suited for applications in topography & mining, especially surveying in open-pit mining.
For operating the scanner and for data processing, RIEGL offers the well-established software package RiSCAN PRO. Different license levels and plugin module licenses allow an adaption to the user specific requirements.
For geotechnical analysis of scanned rock surfaces, RIEGL provides the LIS GeoTec Plugin. It facilitates the calculation of surface normal for a local neighborhood. These surface normals are further analyzed to detect clusters of pre-dominant surface orientations, which are used for data classification and visualization on a polar-plot diagram.