NEW VQX-2 Helicopter Pod

The RIEGL VQX-2 Helicopter Pod is a lightweight and streamlined pod that offers space for the integration of larger laser scanners and additional sensors.

The design enables user-friendly installation on suitable support arms of helicopters and facilitates various airborne mapping applications.

The pod is designed to carry one RIEGL high-performance airborne laser scanner as well as up to five high-resolution cameras and an appropriate high-end IMU/GNSS system.

Main Features

• robust and reliable helicopter pod
• uncompromising lightweight construction
• quick installation and removal
• turn-key solution ready to install (including power cabling)
• GNSS antenna to be mounted appropriately
• Minor Change Approval for Airbus Helicopters AS350 series 

Main Applications

• Corridor Mapping
• High Point Density Mapping
• Wide Area / High Altitude Mapping
• Mapping of Complex Urban Environments
• Terrain and Canyon Mapping
• Glacier & Snowfield Mapping
• Construction-Site Monitoring
• Power Line, Railway Track, and Pipeline Inspection
• Emergency Management Planning
• Accident Investigation
• Moist Grassland Mapping
• Agriculture & Forestry
• Topography in Open-Cast Mining