TECHNOLOGY, CASE STUDY
Estimation of Incidence Angles and Ranging Accuracy via Simulation of Full-Waveform LiDAR
Presentation of a detailed simulation framework to further improve the processing workflow of topo-bathymetric LiDAR data
Topo-bathymetric LiDAR has become a standard 3D data acquisition method for terrestrial and aquatic applications, particularly through the use of short laser pulses with medium-sized footprints for bathymetric purposes.
The simulation developed in this study can be used to estimate neighborhood-independent angles of incidence from the recorded waveform, enabling the calculation of incidence angles during waveform processing.
The two main airborne data sets for this study were acquired with the RIEGL VQ-880-G II topo-bathymetric (dual-wavelength; NIR and green LiDAR) laser scanner (Sensor I) and the RIEGL VQ-1560i-DW dual-wavelength laser scanner (Sensor II). The terrestrial laser scanner used for the stationary measurements was a RIEGL VZ-600i laser scanner mounted on a tripod.
The original article was published in the PFG – Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science and is available here.
