RiSOLVE
combined with theRIEGL VZ-400

RiSOFT
WARE

600m300kHz

optional© Metropolitan Police U.K.

Combined with the one-touch workflow of
the RIEGL V-Line Terrestrial Laser Scanners,
RiSOLVE enables fully automatic registration and colorization of scan data. This
streamlined process is the fastest solution to acquire, register, and colorize
outdoor 3D scan data.

The Ultimate 3D
Scene Capture Solution
Typical Applications• Accident Investigation • Architecture • Rapid Deployment Scene Capture• Emergency Management Planning • Local Area Mapping • Utility Asset Mapping• City Modeling • Archaeology
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Innovation in 3D
Our Motivation - Saving Time in the Field• Initial Situation• Idea behind RiSOLVE

After serious road traffic collisions it is standard practice to accurately document forensic evidence in an objective and timely manner. This evidence
recovery process can be stressful and time-consuming, especially in conditions where hundreds or thousands of vehicles are lined up and waiting.

Idea behind RiSOLVE© Kantonspolizei Zürich

Initial Situation

The software is designed to utilize all of the measurement inputs from the RIEGL VZ-400 to enable a fully
automatic workflow. Utilizing technological know how and real-world feedback from investigation officers and field experts, RIEGL has produced a one button solution for data processing.
RiSOLVE accurately and automatically combines, adjusts, and colorizes the data collected in the field.
The final results are a detailed point cloud and easy to use plot features which enable production ofaccurately scaled orthographic images exportable as measurable PDFs, TIFFs, JPGs and bitmaps.
The Output of RiSOLVE is a photorealistic 3D scan.

Leading Technology in Software and Hardware• RiSOLVE - Operating Principle• RIEGL VZ-400 - 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanner Highlights

RiSOLVE - Operating Principle
RiSOLVE takes the complexity out of the registration process by utilizing positioning information provided bysensors integrated into VZ-Line scanners. The combination of basic position estimation utilizing this onboardsensor data along with a new algorithm for aligning scans without reflectors or precise positioning enables afinal fine adjustment of all scans to produce a seamless, fully registered point cloud.

User Interface
The software features a very simple interface which is crucial for reducing training time and improving adoption rates for police forces. With oversized buttons for the automatic tasks, RiSOLVE makes the transition fromtradition to state-of-the-art effortless.

RIEGL VZ-400 - 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanner Highlights• very high speed data acquisition• wide field-of-view, controllable while scanning• high-accuracy, high-precision ranging based on echo digitizationand online waveform processing• multiple target capability• integrated GPS receiver with antenna• various interfaces (LAN, WLAN, USB 2.0)
• integrated Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for stand-alone operation
Further information about the RIEGL VZ-400 in the appropriate datasheet.

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The One-Touch Solution

One-Touch Solutions - Maximum Operating Efficiency• RiSOLVE & the RIEGL VZ-400 in Practice• Reduction of Costs & Time Exposure• Typical Applications for RiSOLVE combined with the RIEGL VZ-400

RiSOLVE & the RIEGL VZ-400 in PracticeDave Foster, Senior Collision Investigator UK Police, relays his real-world
experience, “Results to date suggest a registration time of around
1minute per scan position, or even slightly faster, with minimal buttonpressing. Think of this work-flow: Import scan data >press registration >put
kettle on >have biscuit >registration completed >apply color >finish cup oftea >produce scale plan from scan data.“Foster continues: “I‘m sure there are other tasks which could easily becompleted as the registration/coloring process is under way, but that isthe point; I‘m doing other tasks and processing the data, without having
to work on it directly. The relative simplicity of this work-flow will make broader deployment of laser scanning in the field more acceptable.”

Reduction of Costs & Time Exposure
The instrument and the software have made a big impact on the investigative process for UK police
officers who have made a significant investment in the technology. A year after the introduction of the scanners they conducted an audit to determine real-world performance of the systems.
The audit found that on scenes where VZ-400s were utilized, roads were opened an average of44 minutes earlier than with traditional technologies. Even in forensics, time is money! In 2011 the UK Departmentfor Transportation estimated that each hour of road closure caused economic losses of £50,000.*
As police forces around the globe test and validate the experience of the UK CLEAR project, they areconcluding similar findings: The RIEGL solution is proven, effective and cost efficient.
* Source: Review of Investigation and Closure Procedures for Motorway Incidents

Typical Applications for RiSOLVE combined with the RIEGL VZ-400• Architecture• Archaeology• Emergency Management Planning• Local Area Mapping• Accident Investigation© Kantonspolizei Zürich

• City Modeling© Copyright RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems 2013

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Key Facts
Key Facts• RIEGL VZ-400 Technical Data
• RiSOLVE Workflow• Main Features

RIEGL VZ-400 Technical Dataeye safe operation
at Laser Class 1
600m

300kHzmax. measurement range

pulse repetition rate PRR(peak)

optional digital camera
optional

multiple target capability

online waveform processing

Eye Safety ClassLaser Class 1*

Max. Range Target Reflectivity 90%

600 m

Max. Range Target Reflectivity 20%

280 m

Minimum Range

1.5 m

Accuracy

5 mm

Effective Measurement Rateup to 122 000 meas./sec

Scan Angle Range

vertical: 100° horizontal: 360°

*Class 1 Laser Product according to IEC60825-1:2007

RiSOLVE Workflow
ScanImportRegisterColor

3 minutes
per position

1 minute
per position<1 minuteper position<1 minuteper position

Plot

Main Features• fully automatic registration• fastest true-color scanning workflow• convenient calibration, registration, and filtering tools• one-touch solutions• 2D measureable PDF plots• simple data import and export• photorealistic 3D scans
References:
Review of Investigation

RIEGL VZ-400
Datasheet

RiSOLVEDatasheet

Watch the RiSOLVE video!
youtube.com/riegllms

andClosure

Procedures

forMotorway

Incidents-Preliminary

ReportDepartement of Transport, Highways Agency, Association of Chief Police Officers, Home Office
PDF document accessed through: webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120607153510/http:/assets.dft.gov.uk/
publications/review-of-investigation-and-closure-procedures-for-motorway-incidents-preliminary-report/review-ofinvestigation-closure-procedures-motorway-incidents.pdf, March 29, 2013

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