RIEGL
LiDAR sensors and laser scanning systems across six segments — terrestrial, mobile, airborne, UAV-based, bathymetric and industrial — including the NDAA-compliant VUX-820-G topo-bathymetric UAV scanner.
Latest event found: 14 Sep 2026 · about 1 month ago
Vitality Radar
Pillar Analysis
Strategic Assessment
Strategic Vector
RIEGL is pursuing sustained technology leadership in airborne, UAV, terrestrial, and bathymetric LiDAR through product innovation, platform integration, international customer projects, and active participation in the global geospatial ecosystem. Recent activity indicates continued expansion of application coverage rather than a major strategic pivot.
Efficiency Ratio
RIEGL appears to convert a mid-sized industrial workforce into high-value specialized products, customer deployments, technical partnerships, and industry recognition, although public evidence is insufficient to quantify financial efficiency.
Evidence Signals
RIEGL presented its latest 3D and LiDAR innovations at INTERGEO 2026, demonstrating continued international product and market activity.
RIEGL unveiled a new UAV LiDAR sensor at INTERGEO 2026, expanding its current airborne and unmanned surveying portfolio.
RIEGL joined GoGeomatics Expo 2026 as a bronze sponsor and exhibitor, supporting international visibility in the Canadian geospatial market.
A helicopter-based survey used RIEGL VUX-120 and VQ-840-G sensors to produce a seamless topo-bathymetric model of the Piesting River for flood protection and hazard planning.
RIEGL received the 2026 MAPPS Technology Innovation Award for a coastal evaluation project in Fort Lauderdale involving challenging environmental conditions and NOAA-associated bathymetric testing.
Vermessung Schmid integrated RIEGL’s VUX-120²³ laser scanner with the DJI Matrice 400 platform for Austrian surveying projects, building on a longstanding partnership.
- About
- Headquartered at Riedenburgstraße 48 in Horn, Lower Austria, RIEGL builds LiDAR sensors and laser scanning systems. The technical core is pulsed time-of-flight laser ranging across multiple wavelengths, with proprietary waveform processing that resolves range ambiguity, returns multiple targets per laser shot and delivers calibrated amplitude and reflectance. Output is a dense point cloud processed into a precise digital 3D model of the physical world. SIX PRODUCT SEGMENTS. Terrestrial (TLS, static and kinematic), mobile (MLS, from moving platforms), airborne (ALS, from crewed aircraft and helicopters), UAV-based (ULS), bathymetric (BLS, using green laser pulses from airborne or drone-mounted systems to measure water depth and map underwater terrain), and industrial (ILS, for harsh 24/7 conditions). Own software packages ship alongside the sensors, so systems are delivered complete. UAV-RELEVANT LINE. The VUX-820-G is a fully integrated miniaturised topo-bathymetric UAV scanner with RiLOC-F-inside and an onboard RGB camera: up to 2.2 Secchi depths of shallow-water penetration, 15 mm precision, 5.4 kg, and NDAA compliant. It was selected for the Commercial UAV Expo Innovation Spotlight in 2026. The miniVUX-3UAV is in series production with the RiLOC-E subsystem. FOOTPRINT. Four buildings in Horn provide over 6,850 m2 for research, development, production, testing, marketing, sales, training and administration, with a further 32,500 m2 of open ground for alignment and calibration. Worldwide sales, training, support and service run from Austria and the USA, with main offices in Japan and China and a subsidiary and distributor network beyond that. A 2026 technology roadshow ran across five Australian cities. Contact: office@riegl.com, +43 2982 4211.
- Relevancy
- Austria's laser scanning company and a world reference in LiDAR, with a dedicated drone scanner line. Its VUX-820-G is NDAA compliant, meaning US federal buyers can purchase it — one of only two companies on this map cleared for the American government market.
- Tags
- #LiDAR #laserscanning #payload #survey #bathymetry #timeofflight #NDAAcompliant #pointcloud #topobathymetric