RIEGL’s VUX-120 LiDAR Scanner Honored with Geospatial World Innovation Award

RIEGL has proudly announced that its VUX-120 LiDAR scanner, designed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has been awarded the prestigious Geospatial World Innovation Award. This recognition highlights the scanner’s remarkable performance, efficiency, and user-friendly design, and the award was presented at the Geospatial World Forum held in Amsterdam.

Innovative Design for Enhanced Coverage

The VUX-120 is a lightweight and compact sensor that utilizes a cutting-edge scanning pattern, ensuring optimal coverage of intricate and vertical structures, such as high-voltage power lines and building exteriors. Its unique scanning geometry, which includes nadir, forward, and backward scanning, combined with a wide 100° field of view, allows for remarkable target coverage in a single pass. This makes the RIEGL VUX-120 particularly well-suited for corridor mapping projects, delivering high-resolution survey data while significantly reducing both time and costs.

Expert Insights on the VUX-120’s impact

James Van Rens,Strategic Advisor for RIEGL Group and Senior Vice President of RIEGL USA,accepted the award on behalf of the company. He remarked,“The RIEGL VUX-120 stands out as a robust and adaptable solution that meets the geospatial industry’s demand for high-performance,engineering-grade LiDAR accuracy. Its long-range capabilities present a cost-effective option for both unmanned and manned aircraft, facilitating economies of scale that lead to a faster return on investment. It is gratifying to witness the growth in performance capabilities and applications of RIEGL LiDAR technology alongside the reduction in sensor size.”