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<p>In this short paper, the principles of single photon sensitive LiDAR are presented and compared against state-of-the-art full waveform, linear-mode LiDAR. The differences are explained in theory, and data of either technology are evaluated based on the City of Vienna dataset, captured in 2018 with the SPL100 (Leica) and VQ-1560i (Riegl), respectively. While SPL features a higher areal performance, waveform LiDAR turns out to be more precise, especially in complex target situations like natural or steep surfaces. Furthermore, the article summarizes current activities within EuroSDR concerning a potential Single Photon and linear-mode LiDAR benchmark.</p>
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In this short paper, the principles of single photon sensitive LiDAR are presented and compared against state-of-the-art full waveform, linear-mode LiDAR. The differences are explained in theory, and data of either technology are evaluated based on the City of Vienna dataset, captured in 2018 with the SPL100 (Leica) and VQ-1560i (Riegl), respectively. While SPL features a higher areal performance, waveform LiDAR turns out to be more precise, especially in complex target situations like natural or steep surfaces. Furthermore, the article summarizes current activities within EuroSDR concerning a potential Single Photon and linear-mode LiDAR benchmark.

Evaluation of Single Photon and Waveform LiDAR

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In this short paper, the principles of single photon sensitive LiDAR are presented and compared against state-of-the-art full waveform, linear-mode LiDAR. The...

Evaluation of Single Photon and Waveform LiDAR

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 13 - 20

Received: Jul 03, 2019

Accepted: Sep 13, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/apcrs-2019-0001

Keywords
Laser Scanning, Light Detection and Ranging, Single Photon Sensitivity, Large-scale mapping, 3D City Mapping

© 2020 Gottfried Mandlburger, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Evaluation of Single Photon and Waveform LiDAR

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 13 - 20

Received: Jul 03, 2019

Accepted: Sep 13, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/apcrs-2019-0001

KeywordsLaser Scanning, Light Detection and Ranging, Single Photon Sensitivity, Large-scale mapping, 3D City Mapping

© 2020 Gottfried Mandlburger, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Laser Scanning, Light Detection and Ranging, Single Photon Sensitivity, Large-scale mapping, 3D City Mapping