
Fast Scans. Long Range.
Maximum Efficiency.
The extremely fast and 6 kg lightweight laser scanner expands the portfolio with greater range and mobility, offering maximum versatility, productivity, and performance for demanding applications. It complements existing solutions rather than replacing them, giving professionals additional flexibility in their daily work.
The RIEGL VZ-1200i is a Class 1 eye-safe laser scanner that combines exceptional range with very high scanning speed. A high-resolution panoramic scan is performed in just 25 seconds in the 2.2 MHz measurement program, reaching distances of up to 450 m. In the 300 kHz measurement program, ranges of up to 1800 m are possible.
The ability to perform kinematic data capture further increases its versatility: Like the other VZ-i Series Laser Scanners, you can use the VZ-1200i either in static mode – with tripod offset approximately every 60 seconds (6 mm resolution at 10 m, including simultaneous photo capture)–or in kinematic mode on mobile platforms with RTK-GNSS accuracy.
That’s true versatility – for a broad range of applications, especially when you need to combine static and kinematic data acquisition, long range coverage, and highly detailed data in one mission.
Main Features
- achieve even longer measurement ranges at high scanning speed
- broad range capability (0.5 m up to 1800 m)
- less than 30 seconds for a “Panorama_6mm”-scan with more than 30 mio 3D-measurements and up to 450 m measuring range
- 60 scan positions per hour (with image acquisition)
- 3D position accuracy up to 3 mm @ 50 m
- pulse repetition rate up to 2.2 MHz
- scan speed up to 420 lines/sec
- eye safe operation at Laser Class 1
- real-time onboard automatic registration
- internal cameras and GNSS receiver
- optional external system camera or panorama camera
- weight 6 kg / 13 lbs
- ideal for (optional) kinematic operation

Examples – using the scanner in static as well as in kinematic mode
- Mapping of Topography and Infrastructure
(bridges, roads, railway lines, large construction sites, etc.) - Recording Topography and Infrastructure of Coastlines and in Ports
(kinematic surveying from a boat) - Kinematic Mapping of Corridors
- Data Collection in Alpine Regions
(low weight enables convenrient transport; high measuring speed and long
measuring ranges for fast data acquisition) - Data Collection at Landfills and Storage Sites for Bulk Materials
(static and kinematic data acquisition)
Technical Data Overview
Laser Pulse Repetition Rate PRR (peak) | 2200 kHz (standard) | 1200 kHz | 300 kHz |
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Max. Measuring Range (p ≥ 90%) | 700 m | 950 m | 1800 m |
Max. Measuring Range (p ≥ 20%) | 330 m | 450 m | 850 m |
Minimum Range | 1.5 m / 0.5 m | 2 m | 2.5 m |
Max. Number of Targets per Pulse | 5 | 10 | 15 |
3D Position Accuracy | 3 mm @ 50 m, 5 mm @ 100 m | 3 mm @ 50 m, 5 mm @ 100 m | 3 mm @ 50 m, 5 mm @ 100 m |

Software for RIEGL VZ-1200i
We complement our high-performance hardware with innovative software packages to create powerful solutions for demanding applications. The RIEGL software packages are exclusively bundled with the appropriate RIEGL laser scanners and laser scanning systems. For this RIEGL product we provide:
Explore some selected pointcloud samples.
For use with the RIEGL VZ-1200i, special plugins, apps, and libaries are provided :
- RiPANO
to explore your project and to extract plots in your browser - RIEGL LIS GeoTec Plugin
for geotechnical analysis of scanned rock surfaces - RIEGL LIS TreeAnalyzer Plugin
for the automatic extraction of various individual tree parameters in forestry - RIEGL VZ-i Series App
to control your RIEGL VZ-i Series laser scanner system remotely - RIEGL VZ-i Monitoring Apps
for real-time analysis and data processing in diverse monitoring and mining applications - RIEGL VZ-i Series Kinematic App
to use your terrestrial laser scanner for kinematic data acquisition - RiVLib
for developing custom software - RDBLib
for reading and writing various types of data - VZ-i ROS Driver
designed to help developers build robot applications
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