Full Waveform Analysis Software

RiANALYZE
for RIEGL Airborne Laser Scanners••full waveform analysis of digitizedecho signals acquired by RIEGL•LMS-Q560 and LMS-Q680(i)The airborne laser scanners RIEGL® LMS-Q560 andLMS-Q680(i) digitize the waveform of the echo signal
for every emitted laser pulse.

••extraction of an unlimited numberof targets

RiANALYZE applies the so-called Full Waveform Analysis to••coordinate transformation intoscanner‘s own coordinate system

the digitized echo signals provided by the laser scanner••output as 2D point cloud with•additional target description

and scan angle) into Cartesian coordinates. Thus RiANALYZE

and additionally transforms the geometry data (i.e., range
converts the digitized echo signal data to data compatible
with conventional airborne laser data processing packages
for further processing.
The output is a point cloud in the well-defined Scanner‘s Own
Coordinate System (SOCS) with additional descriptors forevery point, e.g., a precise time stamp, the echo
signal intensity, the echo pulse width, aclassification according to first, second, up
to last target.
Different approaches have been proposed for performing the full waveform
analysis of digitized echo signals of
an airborne laser scanner. RiANALYZE
implements three different algorithms
which can be used alternatively allowing the user to optimize processing
time or processing accuracy.

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RiANALYZE Workflow
RiANALYZE supports either direct access to the sample data files
stored on local hard disks or in a local area network. Sequential
processing of an arbitrary number of sample data files allows theanalysis of sample data without user attendance.
Additionally, RiANALYZE is smoothly integrated into the projectoriented processing software RiPROCESS via the application
server RiSERVER.
The primary output is a binary data file in a well-documented
format. This output is usually the input to RiWORLD for transforming
scan data into WGS84. Alternative data formats are available toallow straightforward processing of the resulting point cloud withthird party software packages.

Input Data:

digitizedlaser pulse

digitized echo signal(targes 1-4 indicated)

Output Data:
UTC3733992180
3733992180
3733992180
3733992180

Target1234Range
128,3
129,6
131,1133

Amplitude
363647267

ASCII-data output file for target 1 - 4 ready for postprocessing with third-party software like,e.g., SCOP++, TerraScan or others

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Width
3,83
8,98
4,73
4,48

RiANALYZE Echo Discrimination

RiANALYZE detects, analyses, and converts an unlimited numberof targets per emitted laser pulse based on the stored digital
sample data.
For each single target the following parameters are extracted
and provided:• range, scan angle• pulse width• x, y, z-coordinates• pulse amplitude• time stamp (UTC, GPS)• first, second, ..., last target indication

RiANALYZE Key Features••Target detection and target parameter estimation applied to digitized echo signals of the •RIEGL Airborne Laser Scanners LMS-Q560 or LMS-Q680(i), frequently referred to as Full •Waveform Analysis••Different analysis algorithms available with configurable parameters••Extraction of an unlimited number of targets per emitted laser pulse••Coordinate transformation into the well-defined Scanner‘s Own Coordinate System••Output as 2D point cloud with additional target descriptors••Provides different data output formats for a variety of post-processing software packages••Command line interface for sequential unattended processing of sample data files••Smooth integration into RiPROCESS

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RiANALYZE System Requirements
Operating systems:

Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Professional,
Windows 7 Professional, 32 or 64 bit operating system
Note: In case of Windows Vista and Windows 7, please ensure thatyou have up-to-date device drivers installed (especially for thegraphic card).

Memory requirements:

1024 MB RAM minimum, 2048 MB (32 bit) / 4096 MB (64 bit)or more recommended
Note: On 32 bit operating systems, RiANALYZE can use up to 3 GB
RAM and on 64 bit operating systems up to 4 GB RAM.

Disk space requirements:

approx. 5 MB of free disk space for the program

RiANALYZE Download Information
To download RiANALYZE please navigate to http://www.riegl.com/
and click on „DOWNLOADS“.
(Download after e-mail registration only.)

RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH, 3580 Horn, Austria
Tel.: +43-2982-4211, Fax: +43-2982-4210, E-mail: office@riegl.co.at
RIEGL USA Inc., Orlando, Florida 32819, USA
Tel.: +1-407-248-9927, Fax: +1-407-248-2636, E-mail: info@rieglusa.com
RIEGL Japan Ltd., Tokyo 1640013, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-3382-7340, Fax: +81-3-3382-5843, E-mail: info@riegl-japan.co.jp

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Information contained herein is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility
is assumed by RIEGL for its use. Technical data are subject to change without notice.

Data sheet, RiANALYZE, 22/09/2010