Editor’s Note:
News.gov.hk shared an article in their Infrastructure & Logistics section recently that highlights a comprehensive mapping project underway in Hong Kong. The RIEGL VMQ-1HA is one of the key tools being used on this next generation of Hong Kong city mapping.

The Lands Department of Hong Kong is remapping and upgrading the current 3D city map that will cover the entire city by 2023, serving as an excellent tool for analysis and planning. Geospatial data on roadways, buildings and all other city-wide infrastructure is being captured using multiple technologies including 3D LiDAR point clouds that are collected with the RIEGL VMQ-1HA. The VMQ-1HA is a mobile scanner system mounted on their “Mobile Mapping System” vehicle. An inertial navigation system and global navigation satellite system receiver provide precise positioning.

Lands Department Assistant Land Surveyor Charlie Hung said, “One of the biggest advantages of this system is its ability to quickly and efficiently acquire data which can be used to enrich 3D models and enhance existing maps.” She continued with, “We can enhance the attributed information of our basic map—for example, the lamppost number, the building name or the street number.”

“Drones are also used to map the city,” she added. “However, air surveying may not be suitable for collecting data from ground level. This is where the mobile mapping system vehicle comes into play.”

With the assistance of the RIEGL VMQ-1HA, the Lands Department will be able to complete a detailed, informative 3D city map of Hong Kong.

If you would like to learn more about this project please contact RIEGL’s Business Development Manager for Asia Pacific, Marcos Garcia, at: mgarcia@riegl.asia.

To read the full article click the link below.

3D Mapping Unlocks a New World

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 Ultimate LiDAR™ 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, training and support; RIEGL maintains an outstanding history of reliability and support to their customers.

Worldwide sales, training, support and service are delivered from RIEGL’s headquarters in Austria; main offices in the USA, Japan, China, and Australia; and by a worldwide network of representatives covering Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa.