Leica ALS80Airborne Laser ScannersPerformance for every Application

Three Models, One Result.Highest Productivity in all Applications.

Imagine an affordable city-mapping LIDAR system with an

industry-leading 1.0 MHz pulse rate, capable of meeting

your specialized needs now, and that is easily upgradable

to a full-capability configuration as your business grows.

Imagine producing high density point clouds for corridor,

urban, flood plain or general-purpose airborne mapping in

a fraction of the time it took previously.

Imagine being able to perform wide-area mapping from

high altitudes to obtain nearly 8 km swath.

The Leica ALS80 is a single family of systems that offers

this level of flexibility and productivity, without compro-

mising on quality and accuracy. Three models, Leica

ALS80-CM, Leica ALS80-HP and Leica ALS80-HA, share

a common platform (high-performance laser, scanner,

range counting electronics, position/attitude measure-

ment subsystem and user interface, flight planning and

execution software), to create a range of laser scanners

designed to meet the varied needs of the airborne

survey market.

Two Laser Scanner configurations and two System

Controller configurations are combined to create the

three models in the Leica ALS80 range:

1-6 PiA

1-6 PiA

1-5 PiA

5,000 m AGL *

3,500 m AGL *

1,600 m AGL *

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System Controller

SC80-CM SC80

ScannerLS80-HA N/A ALS80-HA

LS80-LP ALS80-CM ALS80-HP

Leica ALS80-CM is designed for city and

corridor mapping applications from lower

flying heights. Ultra-high-density can be

achieved by flying in small aircraft or

mounted in helicopter pods, taking

advantage of the low-profile scanner.

Leica ALS80-HP is designed for general-

purpose mapping at the flying heights

most widely used, and can accommodate

greater terrain relief due to its higher

maximum flying height.

Leica ALS80-HA is a high-altitude variant,

allowing the market’s highest flying

heights, for wide-area mapping on a

state or national level.

CM

HP

HA

Need room to grow? No problem.

The unique modular design of the Leica ALS80 offers

numerous benefits, including easy growth options.

Did your business start with lower-altitude corridor

mapping, but is expanding? Any Leica ALS80-CM can

become a Leica ALS80-HP at the user’s site. Need

truly high altitude performance? Leica ALS80-CM and

Leica ALS80-HP can be factory-reconfigured into Leica

ALS80-HA and vice versa. Expanding your business into

forestry and environmental areas? Add the optional Full

Waveform Digitizer at any time, at any location.

Leica ALS80 – a total package

Leica ALS80 systems come complete with peripheral

products and software that provide a seamless workflow

from mission planning through point cloud generation.

* Flying heights based on 10 % diffuse reflective target

Point Density Multiplier is a combination of optical and

electronic technologies that allows a quantum increase in

measurement and scan rates over that available in

single-output scanners.

All models in the Leica ALS80 range feature a revolution-

ary new system control and range measurement module.

This new module significantly reduces range measurement

cycle overhead, allowing pulse rates that approach the

maximum theoretical limits and yielding higher pulse rates

at any given altitude. In addition, this same measurement

technology makes the proven MPiA feature even easier to

use. Additional features of Leica ALS80 include:

n Unlimited range returns from each outbound pulse for

greater detail in forest canopy

n 20 % reduction in inter-return range separation for

better ground detection in low vegetation

n 25 % reduction in circuit board count for increased

reliability

n 3 user-selectable scan patterns, sinusoid, triangle and

raster, for unrivaled control over point pattern

n AutoScan: automatic adjustment of scan rate to

keep more uniform along-track spacing as aircraft

speed varies

n Optional fully-integrated Full Waveform Digitizer (FWD)

for waveform data collection at up to 120 kHz

Point Density Multiplier – the key to high productivity

Leica ALS80-CM and Leica ALS80-HP models also

feature a unique multiple-output scanning system.

This new scanning approach allows the system to double

the pulse rate and scan rate of single-output systems,

without the use of multiple scanner assemblies or lasers.

The elegance of this implementation adds to the stability

and consistency of the high-point-density data product

delivered by the system, without increasing the complex-

ity of system control.

Mission planning and system control

Planning for all Leica ALS80 models is accommodated

using Leica MissionPro planning and evaluation software,

including optimizing both system settings as well as flight

line layout. The intuitive AeroPlan pull-down menu allows

manual or automated optimization of system settings in

three ways:

n Fixed settings on all lines with fixed flying altitude for

all lines

n Variable settings for each line with fixed flying altitude

for all lines

n Variable settings for each line with different flying

altitudes for each line

This third optimization mode can cut the number of flight

lines by 40 % in large-relief terrain.

Leica MissionPro software works hand-in-hand with

Leica FlightPro flight management software, by transfer-

ring the entire mission plan, both sensor settings and

flight navigation information, from planner to system in

a single digital file. Direct transfer of the mission plan

minimizes the chance for operator error, and ensures

that the mission is flown exactly as intended.

Leica FlightPro provides an information-rich user interface

for both operator and pilot, allowing both crew members

access to critical data on flight navigation, progress and

system performance. The optional “remote control”

software module allows the operator and pilot to view

different presentations simultaneously to maximize

productivity.

Choice of sine, triangle and raster scan patterns

Leica MissionPro and Leica FlightPro – fully connected to ensure proper mission execution

Quick, comprehensive post processing

Post-flight data processing uses NovAtel Inertial Explorer

for GNSS/IMU data reduction and Leica CloudPro for

generation of the point cloud. NovAtel Inertial Explorer

utilizes “tightly-coupled” GNSS/IMU data processing to

allow full trajectory accuracy, even when satellites are

temporarily obscured, reducing the need for inefficient

and lengthy low-bank-angle turns from one flight line to

the next.

Leica CloudPro provides multi-threaded processing for

reduced processing time and a command-line interface

compatible with GeoCue job management software or

your custom workflows. And the included Leica AHAB LSS

Viewer allow simple, fast viewing and measurements to

be made in the produced data set.

System performance

Leica ALS80-CM and Leica ALS80-HP systems achieve

industry-leading measurements rates of 1.0 MHz,

reducing on-line flying time by up to 50 % over the

previous generation of systems. Leica ALS80-HA offers

an extended flying height with scan rates appropriate for

wide-area data acquisition.

Leica ALS80 accommodates operation with up to 6PiA

operation (5PiA for Leica ALS80-CM), carrying high pulse

rates to even greater flying heights.

Leica ALS80-CM and Leica ALS80-HP provide high accuracy, even in MPiA mode

Leica ALS80-HA carries accuracy to an industry-leading 5,000 m AGL

Model

ALS80-CM ALS80-HP ALS80-HA

Maximum Flying Height (m AGL)* 1,600 3,500 5,000

Minimum Flying Height (m AGL) 100 100 100

Maximum Measurement Rate (kHz) 1,000 1,000 500

Field of view

(degrees, full-angle, user-adjustable)0 – 72 0 – 75

Roll stabilization

(automatic adaptive, degrees)72 – active FOV 75 –

active FOV

Scan patterns (user selectable) sine, triangle, raster

sine

Maximum Scan Rate (Hz) triangle

raster

200

158

120

100

79

60

Numbers of returns

Number of intensity measurements

unlimited

3 (first, second, third)

Accuracy see graph

Storage media removable 800 GB SSD

Storage capacity

(hours @ max pulse rate, 2 returns)6,9 9,2

Physical specifications (unmounted)

All Models

Size (cm), Weight (kg)

Scanner

Control Electronics

37 W x 68 L x 26 H cm

47 kg

45 W x 47 D x 25 H cm

33 kg

Operating Temp. (C ) Scanner

Control Electronics

0 –40°C cabin-side temperature

0 –40°C

Flight Management Leica FlightPro

Power Consumption

(nominal, including FWD option)922 W @ 22.0 – 30.3 VDC

Leica LS80-LP Scanner

* 10 % diffuse reflective target

Main performance specifications

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or of a city, record the challenges in a disaster area or the expanse of

a high tension line, you need reliable measurements and solutions for

your entire workflow to build image-based maps. Leica Geosystems’

broad array of airborne sensors and integrated software solutions

capture data efficiently, reference imagery accurately, measure easily,

analyze and present spatial information in 3D.

Those who use Leica Geosystems products every day trust them

for their precision, their seamless integration and their superior

customer support. When data really counts, Leica Geosystems delivers

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When it has to be right.

The Leica ADS100Airborne Digital SensorAirborne Evolution

Leica RCD30 Series 80 MP CameraMultispectral RGBN Imagery

Leica FlightProMake every flighta success

Leica MissionProMission Planning Software

n Full multispectral color swath width of 20000 pixels

in RGBN for highest data acquisition efficiency

n Selectable TDI stages for improved sensitivity and

expanded operational envelope

n Improved cycle time to acquire smaller GSDs

at faster speed

n Full color RGBN in forward, nadir and backward for

more flexible stereo interpretation

n Improved Leica PAV100 gyrostabilized mount with

adaptive control for improved image quality

n Embedded Novatel SPAN GNSS/IMU with tightly coupled

processing to reduce fuel consumption

n End-to-end workflow from mission planning with Leica

MissionPro to orthophoto and point cloud generation

with Leica XPro

The new Leica ADS100 Airborne Digital Sensor – Airborne evolution.

For over ten years, the Leica ADS Airborne Digital Sensor has defined airborne imaging. Just like your job requirements, it has evolved over time to continuously innovate in image quality, accuracy, acquisition performance and processing speed.

The Leica ADS100 Airborne Digital SensorAirborne Evolution

The new Leica ADS100 continues to lead the path of airborne evolution. With its number of unique features it

is designed to meet the needs of 21st century airborne imaging with higher acquisition efficiency, more applications

and reduced costs.

In addition, the Leica ADS100 supports a unified aircraft installation. All aircraft components such as Leica PAV100,

Camera Controller CC33 as well as operator and pilot displays can be shared with the Leica RCD30 medium format

and oblique cameras, thus significantly reducing cost of ownership and simplifying operation.

The new Leica ADS100 – Leading airborne evolution.

Leica RCD30 Series80 MP Camera Multispectral RGBN Imagery

A true MasterpieceThe Leica RCD30 Series is not only true imaging

innovation, it remains a masterpiece. The Leica RCD30

offers performance that is otherwise only known from

large-format airborne sensors at a lower cost and thus

makes digital multispectral photogrammetry available to

everyone.

The Leica RCD30 boasts quite a number of innovative and

unique “world‘s first“ features and is the only suitable

medium format camera for photogrammetric and remote

sensing applications:

n 60MP and 80MP single camera heads deliver

co-registered, multispectral RGBN imagery

nMechanical Forward Motion Compensation (FMC)

along two axis

n Ruggedized and thermal stabilized lens system with

innovative bayonet mount and user replaceable central

shutter with automatically controlled high precision

aperture

nModular concept for single standalone, multihead and

oblique configurations

n Full integration with Leica ALS LIDAR and other third

party sensors as well as the Leica MissionPro and

Leica FlightPro Software

The new Leica RCD30 camera is presently the only one in the market which is able to collect 80 MP RGBN multispectral imagery perfectly co-registered. When first released, the Leica RCD30 Series of medium format cameras started a revolution in airborne imaging. Since then, just like the RC30 has once set standards in film based airborne imaging, the Leica RCD30 is setting new standards in what you and your customers can expect from a medium format digital camera.

NEW

The new Leica RCD30 Series – unique imaging innovation from the leader

RGB FCIR

Leica FlightPro Make every flight a success

Leica MissionProMission Planning Software

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Cover image Lucerne, Switzerland, flown from 1,600 m AGL at 100 knots, with a 15-degree FOV, 50 Hz scan rate and 140 kHz (MPiA) pulse rate. Point density ~25 points / m2, average post spacing 20 cm. Fusion of intensity image and classified point cloud.