SCOUT-8

SCOUT-8

SCOUT-8

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The Scout-8 is the latest model in the Scout Series, designed for cost-effective LiDAR scanning up to 75 meters above ground level (AGL) with up to three returns. It offers customization options including photogrammetry, hyperspectral, and thermal imaging.

Features
  • Increased range at a competitive price.
  • Mountable on drones, ground vehicles, or backpacks.
  • Modular upgrades available, including dual LiDAR sensors and various camera types.

Navigation System
  • Supports GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU, and GALILEO constellations.
  • Offers kinematic and single-antenna alignment.
  • Operates in real-time with optional postprocessing.
  • Position accuracy: 1 cm + 1 ppm RMS horizontal.
  • Attitude heading RMS error: 0.019° with IMU options.

Specifications
  • Absolute accuracy: 100 mm RMSE at 50m range.
  • Weight: 1.93 kg (4.25 lbs).
  • Dimensions: 18.8 x 11.6 x 11.6 cm.
  • Laser range: 200m at 80% reflectivity.
  • Scan rate: 420k shots/s, up to 3 returns.

Platform
  • Operating voltage: 12 - 28V.
  • Power consumption: ~30 W.
  • Operating temperature: -20° to +60° C.

Applications
  • General mapping, construction site surveying, utilities mapping, agriculture and forestry monitoring, oil and gas surveying, railway track mapping, and open pit mining operations.

LiDAR Sensor
  • Laser properties: 905nm Class 1 (eye safe).
  • Number of lasers: 8 with a 20° vertical field of view.
  • Horizontal field of view: 360°.
  • Sensor classification: IP67.

Software Suite
  • Phoenix LiDAR Systems offers a complete software suite for mission planning, acquisition, georeferencing, data fusion, and export.
  • Includes PLS Spatial Explorer for in-field QA/QC and PLS Spatial Lighthouse for real-time corrections.
  • LiDARMill provides cloud-based post-processing, reducing costs and turnaround times.

Camera Accessories
  • Options include single RGB, dual RGB, thermal, and hyperspectral cameras.

Operating Conditions
  • Assumes ambiguity resolved by multiple-time-around processing and flight planning.
  • Target size should be greater than or equal to the laser footprint.
  • Average ambient brightness considered.
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Catalog excerpts

SCOUT-8-1

SCOUT-8 The Scout-8 is the newest addition to the Scout Series, taking cost-effective LiDAR scanning to new heights at up to 75 meters AGL and offering up to 3 returns. Customize your SCOUT-8 with photogrammetry, hyperspectral, thermal imaging, and additional options. FEATURES » Increased range at a competitive price » Mount on a multi-rotor drone, ground vehicle, or backpack » Modular upgrades: Dual LiDAR Sensors; HighRes DSLR; RGB GigE Cam; thermal, hyperspectral cameras; panoramic/spherical cameras & more QUICK SPECS Absolute Accuracy 100 mm RMSE @ 50m Range OVERALL DIMENSIONS PP Attitude Heading RMS Error 0.019° IMU options OPERATING VOLTAGE POWER CONSUMPTION OPERATING TEMPERATURE WEIGHT (including NavBox) Dimensions 18.8 x 11.6 x 11.6 (cm) Laser Range 200m @ 80% Reflectivity LiDAR SENSOR LASER PROPERTIES MAX EFFECTIVE MEASUREMENT RATE Scan Rate 420k shots/s, up to 3 returns HORIZONTAL FIELD OF VIEW SENSOR CLASSIFICATION » Oil & Gas Surveying » Utilities Mapping NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONSTELLATION SUPPORT GPS + GLONASS + BEIDOU + GALILEO SUPPORT ALIGNMENT Kinematic, Single-Antenna » Agriculture & Forestry Monitoring OPERATION MODES Real-time, Postprocessing optional » Construction Site Surveying ACCURACY POSITION PP ATTITUDE HEADING RMS ERROR » Railway Track Mapping » Open Pit Mining Operations

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MAX MEASUREMENT RANGE & POINT DENSITY SCOUT-8 250 Flight Altitude AGL Swath Width The following conditions are assumed for the Operating Flight Altitude AGL • ambiguity resolved by multiple-time-around (MTA) processing and flight planning • target size ≥ laser footprint • average ambient brightness • operating flight altitude given at a FOV of +/-45° Example of a 20-Minute Flight @ 5 m/s (3 mins for take-off and landing) Flight Altitude AGL* (m/ft) Area Coverage at 20% Overlap (hectare/acres) Density at 20% Overlap (pts/m) 188.7 Area Coverage at 50% Overlap (hectare/acres) Density at 50% Overlap...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.