UAV LiDAR Scanning Webinar

16 February 2023

RIEGL UK joined Clogworks to participate in an ARPAS-UK CPD webinar

 Clogworks Dark Matter hX Gen 2 flying with a Riegl Lidar

UAV LiDAR Scanning

As the surveying community continue to adopt UAV-based surveying methods into their workflows, Clogworks and RIEGL UK created a webinar to highlight the fundamentals of UAV LiDAR scanning.
In this webinar, we discuss the things to consider when it comes to aircraft selection.  Highlighting aspects like the levels of performance and redundancy required to effectively and safely lift a heavy LiDAR based payload.
We then explore the topic of  "futureproofing" an aircraft, where we focus on the importance of being able to retrofit items further down the line of your operations. This allows customers to simply replace or add an item to the aircraft at a later date, ensuring they can continue to make good use of the aircraft without having to worry about it being outdated and needing to be replaced with an entirely new system altogether. This helps operators maximise their ROI and hugely reduces the need to replace their UAV systems every few years.

RIEGL UK also present the essentials of LiDAR scanning, highlighting the levels of precision & accuracy, comparisons with other forms of UAV-based surveying methods and what sets RIEGL apart from competitors in the LiDAR sector.

Jonathan also discusses mission planning and the variables to take into consideration to create the perfect LiDAR scan.

Watch the webinar here

About ARPAS-UK

ARPAS-UK is the only industry trade association and professional body focused on the UK drone community. Founded in 2013, ARPAS supports members from start-up businesses to larger established operations, operators, manufacturers, software, and service companies through promotion of innovation and best practice.

About RIEGL UK

RIEGL is an international leading provider of cutting edge technology in airborne, mobile, terrestrial, industrial and unmanned laser scanning solutions. The company has been leading the market in pulsed time-of-flight laser radar technology in multiple wavelengths for over 40 years.

From the first inquiry, to purchase and integration of the system, as well as training and support, RIEGL maintains an out-standing history of reliability and support to their customers.

RIEGL UK Ltd brings all of the technology and developments from the head office in Austria to the UK and Ireland marketplace. The office which is located in York is fully dedicated to supporting the needs of the local customer.


About Clogworks Technologies

Clogworks Technologies is a UAV manufacturer offering modular and adaptable highly efficient carbon fibre multi-rotor aerial drones. We specialise in integrating different sensors/ payloads and developing solutions to meet the most demanding customers’ needs.

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