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RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod

RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod

RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod

Product catalog summary
Overview: The RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod is a lightweight and streamlined pod designed for integration with larger laser scanners and additional sensors. It is user-friendly for installation on helicopter support arms and supports various airborne mapping applications.
Specifications: The pod can carry one RIEGL high-performance airborne laser scanner, up to five high-resolution cameras, and a high-end IMU/GNSS system. It is robust, reliable, and features a lightweight construction for quick installation and removal. The pod is a turn-key solution, ready to install with power cabling and GNSS antenna mounting. It has Minor Change Approval for Airbus Helicopters AS350 series.
Applications: The VQX-2 is suitable for corridor mapping, high point density mapping, wide area/high altitude mapping, urban environment mapping, terrain and canyon mapping, city modeling, glacier and snowfield mapping, construction-site monitoring, power line, railway track, and pipeline inspection, emergency management planning, accident investigation, moist grassland mapping, agriculture and forestry, and topography in open-cast mining.
Technical Data: The pod can integrate various RIEGL laser scanners such as VUX-12023, VUX-16023, VUX-18024, VUX-24024, VQ-480 II, VQ-580 II-S, and VQ-780 II-S. The maximum pod weight, including all components, is 55 kg. The IMU/GNSS unit, such as the Applanix AP60, is referenced in the corresponding data sheet. Camera orientations can vary from one to five cameras in different configurations.
Installation: The pod allows for quick installation and removal using the included mount, with mounting and operation being the end-user's responsibility.
Additional Information: The document is a preliminary brochure, and while compiled with care, errors cannot be fully excluded, and alterations might be necessary. The use of the data sheet for purposes other than personal requires RIEGL’s written consent.
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RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod-1

The RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod is a light weight and streamlined pod that offers space for the integration of larger laser scanners and additional sensors. The design enables userfriendly instal lation on suitable support arms of helicopters and facilitates various airborne mapping applications. The pod is designed to carry one RIEGL high performance airborne laser scanner as well as up to five high-resolution cameras and an appropriate high-end IMU/GNSS system. Typical Applications • Corridor Mapping • High Point Density Mapping • Wide Area / High Altitude Mapping • Mapping of Complex Urban Environments • Terrain and Canyon Mapping • City Modeling • Glacier and Snowfield Mapping • Construction-Site Monitoring • Power Line, Railway Track, and Pipeline Inspection • Emergency Management Planning • Accident Investigation • Moist Grassland Mapping • Agriculture & Forestry • Topography in Open-Cast Mining

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RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod-2

• robust and reliable helicopter pod • uncompromising lightweight construction • quick installation and removal • turn-key solution ready to install (including power cabling) • GNSS antenna to be mounted appropriately • Minor Change Approval for Airbus Helicopters AS350 series ^RIEGL VQX-2 Technical Data RIEGL laser scanner VQ-780II-S page 2 of 4 Copyright RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH © 2023 - All rights reserved.

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)HRIEGL VQX-2 with RIEGL VQ-780 II-S integratedThe RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod can be delivered with the RIEGL VQ-780 I I-S Waveform Processing Airborne Laser Scanner fully integrated. Additionally, the system comes with a high-performance IMU/GNSS system and optional cameras with various camera orientations. Integrable RIEGL Laser Scanners Copyright RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH © 2023 - All rights reserved. page 3 of 4

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RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod-4

Certain products referred to herein, whether registered or unregistered, may be trademarks and shall remain the intellectual property of the respective owner. RIEGL relies, among others, on the principle of “fair use” and makes no claim on trademarks of other manufacturers. Watch our videos! youtube.com/riegllidar Copyright RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH © 2023– All rights reserved. Use of this data sheet other than for personal purposes requires RIEGL’s written consent. This data sheet is compiled with care. However, errors cannot be fully excluded and alternations might be necessary....

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