4.

5 CPD

(BEM APPROVED HOURS)

REF. NO.: IEM16/SWAK/067/S

The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia

Sarawak Branch
Ultimate Professional Centre, 2nd Floor, 16 Jalan Bukit Mata Kuching, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak.
Tel: 082-428506 Fax: 082-243718 Email: iemsarawak@gmail.com

Introduction to Unmanned Laser Scanning

Co-Organized with GPS Lands (M) Sdn Bhd & Sarawak Energy Berhad
Date
Venue
Time

: 10th March 2016 (Thursday)

: Bakun Room, Level 2, Sarawak Energy Berhad
Menara Sarawak Energy, No. 1 Isthmus
: 8.30 am 3.00 pm

Introduction
We will present RIEGL RiCOPTER with VUX-SYS, a fully integrated solution for professional UAVbased Laser Scanning for numerous applications.
The lightweight miniature LiDAR sensor RIEGL VUX-1 UAV was first introduced in 2014 by RIEGL
and has ever since been met with much interest and enthusiasm by the surveying community. The
scanning performance of the lidar instrument, in combination with the specific perspectives enabled
by the UAV provides attractive results for otherwise inaccessible areas and an unrivaled depth of
information for complex environments, based on features like multi-target capability and waveform
processing. While due to payload limitations, many UAVs with a MTOM of less than 25kg (a critical
weight threshold in most regulatory frameworks for commercial UAV operation) carry cameras to
generate photographic images to get DSM through photogrammetry, the advantage of the LiDAR
technology is its capability to penetrate vegetation and therefore provide at the same time
information for real DTM.
We explain the system components that complement the VUX-1 in a turnkey system set-up and the
integration into the high-performance electrically powered octocopter RiCOPTER, a UAV that has
been especially designed to serve as a flexible and reliable sensor carrying platform for the VUX-SYS
and an additional optional camera system.
Examples from contexts such as powerline mapping, open pit survey, forest inventory and public
infrastructure monitoring shall highlight the particular advantages of employing UAV based Lidar
(ULS) in these and many other surveying applications. Data quality and efficiency of data acquisition
are analyzed in comparison with other acquisition methods, for example ground based surveying, or
other technologies, as for example photogrammetric surveying.
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Objective
This talk aims to provide better understanding about the Unmanned Laser Scanning technology and
its applications.
About the Speaker

Mr. Lim Chor Sheng

Managing Director, GPS Lands (M) Sdn Bhd
Mr. Lim Chor Sheng is Managing Director for GPS Lands (M) Sdn Bhd. He has 14 years experiences
in Geospatial and Mapping Industries. He was a Research Officer for Agency Remote Sensing
Malaysia after graduated with Bachelor Degree in Geography from University of Malaya in 2002. He
attended RIEGL Worldwide TLS Training from RIEGL Laser Measurement GmbH in Austria and was
awarded with Trimble Certified Trainer (MGIS) by Trimble Navigation Limited. His current interest
is on LiDAR solution compromising Airborne, UAV, Mobile and Terrestrial LiDAR.
He became speaker in the following events:
Intensive Course on Modern LiDAR Technology For Landslide Hazard and Risk Mapping for
the Department of Minerals and Geoscience in Cameron Highlands with Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia in 2013
UAV Seminar for the Workshop on Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Mapping &
Scientific Research in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2014
Geospatial Data Acquisition Solution Using RIEGL VMX-450 in International Symposium and
Exhibition on Geoinformation (ISG2014) at Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur in 2014
Technical Working Group on Geohazard Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Technology in
Landslide Hazards and Risk Assessment for Scientific and Technical Cooperation Between
Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia and Geological Agency Indonesia in 17th May
-21st May 2015

Program
Time

Programme

8.30am-9.00am

Registration

9.00am-10.15am

Opening Speech by IEM Sarawak

Session 1: Introduction to LiDAR Technology
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10.15am-10.30am
10:30am- 12.30pm

Introduction to Presenter
What is LiDAR?
Why LiDAR?
What is Unmanned Laser Scanning?
Unmanned Laser Scanning applications in
Malaysia
Conclusion
Q&A

Morning Tea Break

Session 2:
1. RIEGL RiCOPTER with VUX-SYS demo
2. Q & A

12.30pm 13.30pm

Lunch Break

13.30pm 3.00 pm

Results Presentation
Discussion
Q&A