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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<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

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<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

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<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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Case Studies

Scanning Hallstatt: RIEGL LiDAR Transforms Exploration of a World Heritage Landscape

August 28, 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

October 14, 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

August 31, 2024

Contribution to Topo-Bathymetric Laser Scanning Honored with DGPF Prize!

Untersuchung systematischer Tiefenmessfehler bei UAV basierter Laserbathymetrie

Analysis and Processing of Signals in Laser Bathymetry

January 29, 2024

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

December 20, 2023

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

December 01, 2021

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

September 30, 2021

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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

September 08, 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

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