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January 13th, 2017
Caltrans Takes Delivery of the RIEGL VMX-1HA

Orlando, FL – Caltrans, the California state agency responsible for highway, bridge, and rail transportation planning, construction, and maintenance, has taken delivery of the NEW RIEGL VMX-1HA mobile mapping system!

The RIEGL VMX-1HA is a high speed, high performance dual scanner mobile mapping system. It provides industry-leading performance and dense, accurate, and feature-rich data at highway speeds. With two million measurements and five hundred scan lines per second, this turnkey solution Is ideally suited for survey-grade mobile mapping applications to meet the standards of Departments of Transportation nationwide.

The powerful technology of the system comprises of two RIEGL VUX-1HA high accuracy waveform LiDAR sensors and a high-performance INS/GNSS unit, housed in an aerodynamically-shaped protective cover. Four 9mp cameras, along with a LadyBug 5 camera, complement the waveform LiDAR data with precisely georeferenced images. The proven RIEGL software suite provides seamless workflows for mobile data acquisition, processing, adjustments, and deliverables.

RIEGL USA was awarded the contract of the Request For Quote (RFQ) on the open market and is excited to be working with Caltrans!

About RIEGL:

RIEGL delivers cutting edge technology in airborne, mobile, terrestrial and the newest unmanned laser scanning solutions. From your initial purchase, to integration of the systems, as well as training and support, RIEGL stands out as a leader in the industry. The key factor to RIEGL’s success is providing complete reliability and support to our customers.

As a result of this success, RIEGL is recognized as the performance leader in the mobile mapping, civil infrastructure, airborne scanning, unmanned, hydrographic, bathymetric, mining and terrestrial based industries. Our instruments are well known for their ruggedness and reliability under demanding environmental conditions. RIEGL’s various 3D scanners offer a wide array of performance characteristics and serve as a platform for continuing “Innovation in 3D” for the laser scanning business.

RIEGL USA, located in Orlando, Florida, serves as the North American center of sales, training, and support for all RIEGL products.