Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Sensors/LeicaLIDAR/FWMarksNotes


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Jan 26, 2010, 10:09:43 AM (15 years ago)
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    11= Full Waveform upgrade =
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     3== Concepts and Hardware ==
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     5 * Discrete point recording remains unchanged - full waveform digitiser is an extra. Nothing has changed for the AGC/mainboard of the ALS so the raw laser .SCN files will be the same as before. Extra files will be created that contain the waveform data.
     6 * The digitiser starts recording from the first returned peak for the number of required samples (256/128 @ 1ns or 256/128/64 @ 2ns)
     7  * If first return is noise (cloud/seagull) then the digitiser will start recording there and not at the target.
     8 * Benefits of full waveform
     9  * Better idea of the nature of the return e.g. tree canopy height is more accurate than from 1 discrete point
     10  * Extraction of points from the waveform missed by the discrete measuring
     11  * (a future benefit) pulse stretching at swath edges compared to nadir: indicating sloped terrain, improved classification
     12 * Maximum rate of acquiring digitised full waveform data is 120KHz. If a higher rate is used then the waveform data will record for every other emitted pulse. But the SCN files will still be recorded at the high rate.
     13 * Pulse length (sampling rate) should be chosen based on the maximum height of targets in the area. E.G. if all low lying targets then there is no point using 256 samples at 1 ns - better to use 128 at 1 ns.
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     16== Software ==
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     18 * ALSPP outputs in LAS 1.3 format
     19 * Includes a simple waveform viewer