Data Acquisition Software

RiACQUIRE

for RIEGL Airborne & Mobile Scanner Systems
RiACQUIRE covers a wide variety of tasks present in••project-oriented scandata•acquisition and scanner control

RIEGL‘s mobile and airborne laser scanning systems.

••online visualization of•
geo-referenced monitoring data
during acquisition

one laser scanner, a position and attitude measurement••quality assurance with detailed•history of events, system parameters and operator´s interactions••status feedback for fast recognitionby the operator

Both, mobile and airborne systems comprise at leastsystem, and an operator‘s work station. Many systems
further comprise camera sub-systems, additional laserscanners, mass data storage devices, and mechanicalsubassemblies.
The tasks covered by RiACQUIRE are allocated to the phases ofsystem integration, system verification & testing, and operational data acquisition.

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RiACQUIRE Workflow

An easy to use but powerful interface enhances communication withthe supported RIEGL laser scanners. With the aim of reducing thework-load for the system operator, only the most relevant information
is displayed and tasks can be executed semi-automatically. Scanning parameters are easily changed by choosing a predefined parameter set. The graphical user interface takes into account the difficult
working conditions inside the aircraft, vessel or vehicle by providing
large control buttons, easily pushed even in turbulent conditions.
To assure data quality RiACQUIRE is able to collect monitoring datafrom the laser scanner and online data provided by the INS/GNSSsystem. RiACQUIRE provides visual information about the actual measurements from the INS/GNSS system to easily check the plausibility ofthe results. A continuous recording of system status, INS/GNSS attitude
and position, and all the interactions of the operator with RiACQUIRE,
provides a detailed history of the survey mission, which is stored foranalysis and documentation later on.

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RiACQUIRE Tasks

SystemIntegration

Verification
Testing

Operational
Data Acquisition• identification of systemcomponents• verification of cabling andcommunication• acquisition and storage ofdata• definition of interfaces andprotocols• verification of configuration• management of mass
data storage• configuration of systemcomponents• logging of warning anderror messages• logging of communication• visualization of systemstatus and navigation
information• checking of consistency ofproject data prior to survey• analysis and visualizationof on-line data

RiACQUIRE Key Features••Controlling RIEGL airborne and mobile laser scanners •semi-automatically or manually••Supported RIEGL Laser Scanners: LMS-Q680(i), LMS-Q560, LMS-Q240(i), •LMS-Q120(i)(ii),  LMS-Z420i, LMS-Z620, and RIEGL V-Line Laser Scanners••Generic support of digital cameras••Supported INS/GNSS Systems: IGI AEROcontrol, Applanix POS AV/LV/MV, •OxTS RT Family, GGS AeroDIDOS, IXSEA AIRINS/LANDINS, NovAtel SPAN••Highly simplified system status feedback for fast recognition by the operator••Easy access for the operator to configure system parameters••Quality assurance with a detailed history of events, system parameters •and operator‘s interactions stored for analysis later on••Monitoring data via UDP, TCP, and RS232 Interface

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RiACQUIRE System Requirements
Tested operating systems:

Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7Linux Ubuntu/Kubuntu (tested with version 9.04, 9.10, 10.04)
Linux openSUSE (tested with version 11.1)
Linux Debian (tested with version 5.0)
other Linux distributions or versions may also work but have notbeen tested

Memory requirements:

512 MB RAM minimum

Disk space requirements:

approx. 40 MB on Windows andapprox. 215 MB on Linux free disk space for the program

Interfaces:

Network interface (ethernet, LAN) with 100MBit
for V-Line scanners 1GBit recommended
Serial interface RS232 (for some INS-GPS or camera trigger)

Graphics requirements:

Screen resolution at least 1024 by 768 pixels
32 MB Memory minimum, 64 MB or more recommended
OpenGL driver 1.2 or higher

Peripherals:

Pointing device like a mouse, touchpad,
trackball or touchscreen,
standard keyboard

RiACQUIRE Download Information
To download RiACQUIRE 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, JapanTel.: +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, RiACQUIRE, 22/09/2010