OPTIMIZED FOR SNOW/ICE APPLICATIONS
The Ultimate Long Range Laser Scanner
The new RIEGL VZ-6000i26 is optimized for snow and ice applications, featuring reliable and robust automatic real-time on-board registration.
A wide variety of data acquisition scenarios require tailored data collection and processing strategies. The subsequent analysis is supported by the use of onboard customized apps and offboard software (RiSCAN PRO and RiMINING).
Define your specific scan routines and processing sequences and start data acquisition, processing, and analysis with a single click!
The RIEGL VZ-6000i26 optimizes the entire workflow of data acquisition and processing: Its internal dual processing platform enables data and image acquisition as well as registration, geo-referencing, and analysis in parallel.
Benefit from automatic visualization and control options via the project map app!
Main Features
- superior long range performance up to 6000 m
- extremely fast data acquisition???
- on-board processing / computing
- one-touch button operation
- customized workflows and pre-settings
- pre-installed RIEGL apps
- prepared for user specific Python apps
- internal IMU for pose estimation
- internal camera
- integrated WiFi
- high speed data download of up to 500 MB/sec via TCP/IP
- automatic and fast data transfer with CF-express card
- eye safe operation (Laser Class 1)???
- especially for harsh environment (IP64 certified)

Main Applications
- Surveying, Monitoring, Planning and Surveillance in Mining
- Glacier Monitoring
- Avalanche Risk Monitoring
- Polar Projects
Technical Data Overview
Laser Pulse Repetition Rate PRR (peak) | 50 kHz | 150 kHz | 300 kHz | 500 kHz |
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Max. Measuring Range (p ≥ 90%) | 6000 m | 4200 m | 3300 m | 2700 m |
Max. Measuring Range (p ≥ 60%) | 5300 m | 3650 m | 2850 m | 2300 m |
Max. Measuring Range (p ≥ 20%) | 3650 m | 2400 m | 1850 m | 1450 m |
Minimum Range | 5 m | 5 m | 5 m | 5 m |
Max. Number of Targets per Pulse | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
3D Position Accuracy | 10 mm @ 100 m | 10 mm @ 100 m | 10 mm @ 100 m | 10 mm @ 100 m |

Software for RIEGL VZ-6000i26
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:
For use with the RIEGL VZ-6000i26, 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 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 - RiVLib
for developing custom software - RDBLib
for reading and writing various types of data
Download Area & Further Information

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