Equipment

The lab has the following equipment:

  • DJI Phantom 4 RTK
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  • Mobile laser scanning backpack
    The lab has since 2015 developed a mobile laser scanning backpack to be used in the forest. The work is a cooperation between researchers and students.
  • Virtual Reality
    The lab has a HTC Vive Virtual Reality equipment. It is used to visualize point clouds from our scanners and drones.
  • Cameras
    We have several different cameras that can be used either from air (drone) or from the ground.
  • Tools for service
    There is a separate room with work bench and tools for service of the lab’s equipment.
  • 75″ TV for presentations
    The lab has a 75″ UHD 4k TV for presentations.
  • Software
    The lab also offers several softwares for analysis of the 3D-data.
  • Thermal camera
    The lab has a Flir Vue Pro 13mm thermal camera with 640×480 pixels resolution and 30 frames per second.
  • GNSS receivers
    The lab have two high resolution GNSS receivers. The newest is a Trimble GeoXR 6000 from 2014 and the second is a TopCon GRS-1 from 2010.
  • Computers
    In the lab we have in total 7 computers specially designed to work with heavy processing of 3D-data.
  • Terrestrial laser scanner
    The lab has a Trimble TX8 laser scanner (from 2014). The scanner is used to collect accurate measurements of the ground and the tree stems. The scanner collects 1 million points per second and in three minutes a full hemispherical view is created with a point spacing of 4 mm at 10 meters distance.
  • Drones
    The lab has several drones designed for different loads and purposes, from small compact drones up to a 5kg hexacopter which can carry a payload of 2 kg.
  • Parrot Sequoia
    Parrot Sequoia is a small and light weight multispectral camera made for drones.