ULS
UAV-based Laser Scanning

UAV-based laser scanning (ULS) utilizing high-end uncrewed airborne platforms, provides the possibility to acquire data from dangerous and/or hard-to-reach areas, whilst offering a high cost to benefit ratio for numerous applications, e.g., agricultural and forestry, defense, wide area mapping, flood zone mapping, topography and mining.

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With a new line of ultimate survey-grade airborne scanners especially developed for UAV/UAS/RPAS-based applications RIEGL revolutionizes the commercial and civil market providing first-class technique for this new dynamic topic.

ULS Product Overview

UAV-BASED SCANNING
Products

MEDIUM AREA MAPPING

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-240-24 - UAV Based Laser Scanning

RIEGL VUX-240²⁴

Versatile Airborne Laser Scanner with Online Waveform Processing Details

HIGHEST SCAN SPEED

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-180-24 for UAV-based Laser Scanning

RIEGL VUX-180²⁴

UAV LiDAR Sensor for High-Speed Corridor Mapping Details

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-160-23 for UAV-based Laser Scanning

RIEGL VUX-160²³

"NFB" (Nadir/Forward/Backward) Scanning UAV LiDAR Sensor Details

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-120-23 for UAV-based Laser Scanning

RIEGL VUX-120²³

"NFB" (Nadir/Forward/Backward) Scanning UAV LiDAR Sensor Details

EXTRA LARGE FIELD OF VIEW

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-100-25 for UAV-based Laser Scanning

RIEGL VUX-100²⁵

UAV LiDAR Sensor for Wide Area Coverage with Extra Large Field of View Details

360° FIELD OF VIEW

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-1UAV-22 for UAV-based Laser Scanning

RIEGL VUX-1UAV²²

Lightweight UAV Laser Scanner with Online Waveform Processing Details

<em>RIEGL</em> miniVUX-1UAV for UAV-based Laser Scanning

RIEGL miniVUX-1UAV

LiDAR Sensor for UAV-based Laser Scanning Details

<em>RIEGL</em> miniVUX 3UAV for UAV-based Laser Scanning

RIEGL miniVUX-3UAV

LiDAR Sensor for Unmanned Laser Scanning Details

EXTREMELY VERSATILE

<em>RIEGL</em> miniVUX 4UAV for UAV-based Laser Scanning

RIEGL miniVUX-4UAV ^NEW

LiDAR Sensor for Unmanned Laser Scanning Details

ECONOMY VERSION

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

RIEGL VQ-840-GE

Compact Fully Integrated Topo-Bathymetric Airborne LiDAR System with Online Waveform Processing and Full Waveform Recording Details

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-820-G

RIEGL VUX-820-G

Small and Lightweight Topo-Bathymetric Airborne LiDAR System with Online Waveform Processing and Full Waveform Recording Details

HIGHEST DEPTH PERFORMANCE

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

RIEGL VQ-860-G

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

<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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UAV-BASED SCANNING
Case Studies

Seeing Beneath the Canopy: Uncovering WWII Hidden History through RIEGL Airborne and UAV LiDAR

Precise and efficient high-frequency trajectory estimation for LiDAR georeferencing

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

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

The LMU Munich Institute for Digital Cultural Heritage Studies Makes the Past Visible with RIEGL UAV-Based LiDAR

Analysis and Processing of Signals in Laser Bathymetry

janvier 29, 2024

KPM Franklin is Reaching New Heights with LiDAR Aerial Scanning

janvier 11, 2024

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

décembre 20, 2023

Fließgewässervermessung mittels UAV-basierter Laserbathymetrie im Produktiveinsatz

novembre 08, 2023

Screenshot stills from the LiDAR point cloud & top-down view

Measure Australia / CitiSurv Land Surveyors: Drone-Based LiDAR Scanning of Sackville North Project with RIEGL miniVUX-SYS

juillet 03, 2023

Evaluating Data Inter-Operability of Multiple UAV–LiDAR Systems for Measuring the 3D Structure of Savanna Woodland

novembre 26, 2022

Real-Time Gamma Radioactive Source Localization by Data Fusion of 3D-LiDAR Terrain Scan and Radiation Data from Semi-Autonomous UAV Flights

novembre 26, 2022

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UAV-BASED SCANNING
Gallery

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-120<sup>23</sup> integrated on a Velor Rotors UAV

<em>RIEGL</em> VUX-120<sup>23</sup> with RiLOC-F integrated on Wingcopter VTOL drone

Helicopter-based canyon survey using <em>RIEGL</em> VUX-120 airborne LiDAR scanner, APX-20 INS/GNSS system, PhaseOne iXM100 RSM35 and AV39 antenna. Surveyed area: 200 hectar; accuracy: approx 1.67 cm (std.deviation).© Alto Drones

EXPLORE
Video Collection

RIEGL Youtube Channel

UAV-BASED SCANNING
News & Insights

MLS, ALS, ULS, BLS

RIEGL RiPROCESS 1.10 Release Notes

octobre 06, 2026

TLS, MLS, ALS, ULS, BLS, ILS

RIEGL Live Insider Session: INTERGEO 2026 Recording Now Available

octobre 05, 2026

Innovation in 3D - RIEGL INTERGEO News 2026

septembre 14, 2026