BLS
Bathymetric Laser Scanning

Where water meets land, changes take place. Close monitoring of these is a necessity. In shallow water, however, surveying from a boat becomes a challenge. This is where Bathymetric Laser Scanning (BLS) is of significant advantage.

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The strengths of LiDAR technology in a hydrographic context are the collection of seamless data sets that span the land/water interface, enabling high-resolution surveying of both above and below water surface topology with high efficiency.

BATHYMETRIC SCANNING
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HIGHEST DEPTH PERFORMANCE

<em>RIEGL</em> VQ-860-G for Bathymetry Laser Scanning

RIEGL VQ-860-G ^NEW

High Performance Topo-Bathymetric Airborne Laser Scanner with Online Waveform Processing and Full Waveform Recording Details

HIGH PERFORMANCE

<em>RIEGL</em> VQ-840-GL for Bathymetry Laser Scanning

RIEGL VQ-840-GL

Versatile Topo-Bathymetric Airborne Laser Scanner with Online Waveform Processing and Full Waveform Recording Details

ECONOMY VERSION

<em>RIEGL</em> VQ-840-GE for Bathymetry Laser Scanning

RIEGL VQ-840-GE ^NEW

Lightweight and Compact Topo-Bathymetric Airborne Laser Scanner with Online Waveform Processing and Full Waveform Recording Details

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BATHYMETRIC SCANNING
Case Studies

Hallstatt in 3D: RIEGL LiDAR ermöglicht neue Einblicke in eine Welterbe-Region

28. August 2025

TPU Estimation for Bathymetric LiDAR

Plymouth Marine Laboratory Selects RIEGL Bathymetric LiDAR for Advanced Environmental Research

Mapping shallow inland running waters with UAV-borne photo and laser bathymetry - the Pielach River showcase

Pre-Detection and Pre-Registration Averaging of Full Wave Signals in Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry

14. Oktober 2024

A Schiebel Camcopter S100 UAS fitted with a RIEGL VQ-840-G Bathymetric Lidar Sensor uses green wavelength laser beams to penetrate water and create littoral and terrain geospatial surveys.

Royal Australian Navy: New Possibilities in Creating Littoral and Terrain Geospatial Surveys

31. August 2024

Beitrag zum topo-bathymetrischen Laserscanning mit DGPF-Preis ausgezeichnet!

Untersuchung systematischer Tiefenmessfehler bei UAV basierter Laserbathymetrie

Analysis and Processing of Signals in Laser Bathymetry

29. Jänner 2024

A Decade of Progress in Topo-Bathymetric Laser Scanning Exemplified by the Pielach River Dataset

20. Dezember 2023

A case study for detection and modelling of submerged deadwood from UAV-borne topo-bathymetric LiDAR point clouds

01. Dezember 2021

3D Ocean Water Wave Surface Analysis on Airborne LiDAR Bathymetric Point Clouds

30. September 2021

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BATHYMETRIC SCANNING
News & Insights

Data collected with the RIEGL VQ-880-G II of the Great Salt Lake, Utah

In the News: RIEGL LiDAR Selected to Map Bottom-Surface Morphology of the Great Salt Lake

08. September 2025

TLS, MLS, ALS, ULS, BLS

RIEGL Software News: Tool Enhancements Expand RiSCAN PRO & RiPROCESS Capabilities

Protecting the Unseen: Non-Invasive Seabed and Coral Reef Mapping with RIEGL Aerial Bathymetric LiDAR

RIEGL LMS in Horn

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