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Applicationsheet Forestry & Agriculture

Applicationsheet Forestry & Agriculture

Applicationsheet Forestry & Agriculture

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Overview: This document provides an overview of RIEGL's LiDAR technology applications in forestry and precision agriculture. It highlights the use of various LiDAR sensors and systems for high-density point cloud generation, suitable for challenging projects in these sectors.
Specifications: RIEGL offers a range of LiDAR sensors including the VQ-1260, VQ-1460, VQ-1560i-DW, VQ-1560 II-S, VQ-480 II, VQ-580 II-S, VZ-400i, and VZ-600i. These systems are designed for integration with UAVs, small aircraft, helicopters, and terrestrial platforms, providing high-performance 3D scanning capabilities.
Waveform-LiDAR Technology: RIEGL's proprietary technology enables detailed terrain modeling and vegetation penetration. Multi-target capability allows for comprehensive data acquisition, essential for forestry applications such as growth monitoring and deadfall detection.
Forestry Applications: The document details the use of LiDAR for creating detailed terrain models, monitoring growth, and analyzing tree height. The LIS TreeAnalyzer Plugin facilitates automatic extraction of tree parameters from point clouds, enhancing inventory workflows and data reliability.
Precision Agriculture Applications: LiDAR technology supports crop growth monitoring, yield estimation, and detection of irregularities in plant growth. It provides advantages over photogrammetry by enabling the generation of both Digital Surface Models (DSM) and Digital Terrain Models (DTM).
Key Features: The document emphasizes features such as fast inventory workflows, reliable measurements, and the creation of digital archives for ongoing analysis. It also highlights the ability to monitor nutrient supply and detect damage from environmental factors.
Conclusion: RIEGL's LiDAR systems offer advanced solutions for forestry and agriculture, enabling detailed analysis and monitoring of vegetation and terrain. The technology supports efficient data processing and provides critical insights for environmental management and agricultural productivity.
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Applicationsheet Forestry & Agriculture-1

RIEGL LiDAR in Forestry & Precision Agriculture Various LiDAR Sensors & Systems for Most Challenging Projects Based on innovative and proprietary Waveform-LiDAR technology RIEGL laser scanners and systems provide an outstanding high-density point cloud ideally suited for applications in forestry and precision agriculture. Advanced processing algorithms account for a full exploitation of the information included in scan data. Multi-target capability enables excellent vegetation penetration and the computing of detailed terrain models. Point classification is the basis for growth monitoring, height modeling, or the detection of deadfall. WAVEFORM-LiDAR TECHNOLOGY RIEGL VQ-1260 / VQ-1460 RIEGL VQ-1560i-DW / VQ-1560 II-S Airborne LiDAR Scanning Systems for High-Point Density Mapping Applications RIEGL UAS-based LiDAR Sensors for integration in the RiCOPTER and various types of renowned UAVs RIEGL VQ-480 II / VQ-580 II-S Airborne Laser Scanning Systems for use in small aircrafts, helicopters, or large UAVs RIEGL VZ-400i / VZ-600i High Performance 3D Terrestrial La

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Applicationsheet Forestry & Agriculture-2

Forestry Applications Data Acquisition using Airborne, UAV-based, and Terrestrial Laser Scanning vegetation mask green: areas of vegetation higher than 3m and larger than 10 sqm canopy model vegetation colored by height above ground single tree deliniation colors represent the area covered by a single tree crown coverage terrain colored by the percentage of vegetation coverage UAV-BASED segmented point cloud display of single trees volume model for biomass measurement created with LIS Pro 3D by TERRESTRIAL automatic scan data registration in RiSCAN PRO • scan data preparation • different filter...

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Applicationsheet Forestry & Agriculture-3

Due to the extremely high scanning rates the VUX®-1UAV provides an outstanding highdensity pointcloud, which makes it ideal for forestry applications. The excellent vegetation penetration rate results in a high number of ground returns that can be used to generate very detailed terrain models. The sample to the left depicts points classified as ground coloured by reflectance. GROWTH MONITORING & TREE HEIGHT MODEL g l rin e ito od on m m ht th eig ow h gr tree & All points classified as vegetation can be coloured by relative height above ground. This results in a relative estimation model of the...

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Precision Agriculture Applications ADVANTAGES OF LASER SCANNING IN VEGETATION MONITORING • ontinuous crop monitoring c during growth period • observation of irregularities in plant growth • detection of hail damage • analysis of terrain changes • yield estimation • observation of nutrient over- or undersupply • ongterm regular observation of growth l characteristics for geological evalution and classification By contrast to photogrammetry, which is limited to determining Digital Surface Models (DSM), the technique of laser scanning enables the user to capture data suitable for the generation...

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