If you missed the VZ-400 in action at the several conferences across the country, here is your chance to get familiar with Riegl’s new standard-setting instrument.

This versatile scanner can be used for terrestrial and mobile scanning. Also contributing the versatility of this instrument is the variety of ways that the scan positions can be registered.  The VZ-400 has an integrated GPS receiver (with 2.5mm accuracy) and it can be used for stand-alone registration.  The instrument can also register via control points or use a totalstation-like registration process.

The VZ-400 takes an impressive 125,000 measurements per second and has an accuracy of 5mm. As with all Riegl scanners, the VZ-400 uses a Class 1 invisible eye-safe beam and, despite weighing less than 22 pounds, is extremely rugged.

In addition to the incredible speed and accuracy of Riegl’s new product, there has been a great deal of excitement in response to the incredibly detailed data produced with the VZ-400’s online waveform technology.  The online waveform is able to capture this thorough data, due to its ability to receive and store multiple returns.  Systems based on echo digitization, such as the VZ-400, offer more information per laser pulse.  This additional information, including depth, roughness, and slope, allows valuable characteristics of the interfering targets to be inferred. 

The technology also allows for the penetration of dense foliage.  This detail-rich information has allowed remarkable archeological developments.  Even under difficult canopy the archeological features can be distinguished in detail with online waveform technology.

For more information on the VZ-400 and other Riegl instruments visit our website: www.rieglusa.com

For the details about online waveform analysis, check out our latest blog post at www.rieglusa.wordpress.com.

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