Editor’s Note: LiDAR Magazine recently published an article highlighting how LiDAR was used to aid the analysis of the levee system following Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Precision Aerial used the RIEGL VUX-1 LiDAR sensor and Sony A6000 36.4-megapixel camera to collect critical information for repairing and analyzing this vital levee system. This levee, built in 1913, provides flood control in the Houston area. Without it working to capacity many parts of the community would be flooded during heavy rain seasons or hurricanes.
Precision Aerial used RIEGL’s VUX-1 LiDAR sensor to get data in a fraction of the time necessary with previous methods.
In 2019, Precision Aerial performed three levee surveys utilizing their UAV LiDAR system. Using LiDAR, they were able to gather all the necessary data in just over one week. Traditional techniques would have required months of work and a survey crew. This updated process provided a viable means of delivering critical, accurate data from difficult-to-reach areas in a cost effective manner and in short period of time.
If you would like to read the original article, click the linked below and see how they outline their extensive approach to the assignment.
Levee Assessment After Hurricane Harvey Utilizing UAV-Lidar
About RIEGL:
RIEGL is an international leading provider of cutting edge technology in airborne, mobile, terrestrial, industrial and unmanned laser scanning solutions.
RIEGL has been producing LiDAR systems commercially for over 40 years and focuses on pulsed time-of-flight laser radar technology in multiple wavelengths.
RIEGL’s core Smart-Waveform technologies provide pure digital LiDAR signal processing, unique methodologies for resolving range ambiguities, multiple targets per laser shots, optimum distribution of measurements, calibrated amplitudes and reflectance estimates, as well as the seamless integration and calibration of systems.
RIEGL’s various 3D scanners offer a wide array of performance characteristics and serve as a platform for continuing “Innovation in 3D” for the LiDAR industry.
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.
Worldwide sales, training, support and services are delivered from RIEGL’s headquarters in Austria, main offices in the USA, Japan, Australia and China, and by a worldwide network of representatives covering Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia, and Africa.