miniVUX-3UAV

RIEGL miniVUX-3UAV is a survey-grade airborne LiDAR sensor for integration with UAVs and aircraft. Its waveform-processing architecture supports dense, accurate point-cloud capture for corridor, terrain, forestry and infrastructure mapping.

Facts

  • Company: RIEGL
  • Type: LIDAR Sensor
  • Core: Survey-grade airborne laser scanner
  • Function: Capture aerial survey point clouds
  • Audience: Surveyors and UAV integrators
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.riegl.com/en-usa/products/detail/riegl-minivux-3uav

About

About miniVUX-3UAV

miniVUX-3UAV is RIEGL's compact airborne laser scanner for integration with small uncrewed aircraft. It supports multiple target returns and waveform-based processing for terrain, forestry and corridor mapping.

The lighter form factor distinguishes it from the larger VUX airborne scanners. Accuracy, point density and coverage depend on flight altitude, speed, positioning and scan mode.

Specifications

  • Pulse Repetition Rate: Selectable 100, 200 and 300 kHz pulse repetition rate
  • Scan Rate: Up to 100,000 measurements per second
  • Field Of View: 360° field of view
  • Configuration: Online waveform processing with LAN streaming and removable storage

Market context

Surveyors and UAV integrators

  • Peer Group: LiDAR System, Lidar Systems
  • Stack Layer: Perception & Sensing
  • InnovizThree - Innoviz Technologies - Component

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Research

  • Comparison of DJI Zenmuse L1 and RIEGL miniVUX-3UAV Data for DTM Generation in the Forestry Area for Archaeological Purposes - 2025-06-16 - Research Publication - The researchers generated digital terrain models from point clouds captured with both a RIEGL miniVUX-3UAV and a DJI Zenmuse L1 over a forested archaeological area. Classification and manual correction workflows were… - source: doi.org
  • UseGeo - A UAV-Based Multi-Sensor Dataset for Geospatial Research - 2024-06-18 - Research Publication - UseGeo combines miniVUX-3UAV lidar, Sony ILCE-7RM3 imagery and APX-20 inertial data collected over an approximately 1,100 by 650 metre area at 80 metres above ground. The release includes 829 images and a lidar point cloud… - source: doi.org
  • Comparing Accuracy of Ultra-Dense Laser Scanner and Photogrammetry Point Clouds - 2022-05-30 - Research Publication - The experiment compares point clouds from two airborne lidar systems, including a RIEGL miniVUX-3, with two photogrammetric reconstructions over the same survey area. Approximately 300 million miniVUX points were divided… - source: doi.org

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