Today, on the InterGeo Show in Berlin, DJI Enterprise featured their latest Zenmuse L2 drone Lidar: expanded range, much more accuracy.
In a session led by DJI Solution Engineer Kyle Miller, the L2 was on display. With a number of improvements over the L1, the L2 ups the sport for professionals in a wide selection of survey use cases. The L2 provides more flexibility, and offers a faster, more precise result.
“[It’s been] 2-1/2 years because the release of L1, and we’re pleased to announce the Zenmuse L2,” said Miller. “You’ll be able to fly higher, faster, and more accurately than the L1.”
The L2 drone LiDAR offers some significant improvements for applications in construction and surveying: a 30% increase in detection range, denser point clouds, and more coverage in heavy vegetation.
Increased Detection Range, More Precision
The most recent version of DJI’s drone-based LiDAR offers a whopping 30% increase of detection range over the previous model. The corporate website says: “L2 can detect from 250 meters at 10% reflectivity and 100 klx, and as much as 450 meters at 50% reflectivity and 0 klx. The everyday operational altitude now extends as much as 120 meters, notably enhancing operational safety and efficiency.”
With smaller points, the L2 can detect smaller objects and supply higher detail and more accurate digital elevation models. As well as, the L2 imoves from 3 returns to five returns: “More passes provide you with a greater point cloud,” Miller explains. The result’s more ground points captured beneath the foliage. “In case you’re working in forestry, the L2 does a supreme job,” Miller said.
With two scanning modes, frame-based design, and a greater user experience, the L2 offers a whole solution and a complementary tool for industrial users in infrastructure management, forestry, land survey, and power. Drone LiDAR, isn’t designed to compete with manned aircraft: “but in lots of cases can act to fill within the gaps in the info,” Miller points out.
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