Surveyor miniVUX
RIEGL performance in a compact airborne package.
A survey-grade integration based on the RIEGL miniVUX family for crews that need strong ranging performance without moving to a larger VUX-class package.


Plan the collection. See the density.
Use the revised interactive planner to compare settings and inspect the flight preview, density map, line chart, and—where this system supports it—the mobile road-sampling diagram.
Find your flight settings.
Density and diagrams are theoretical planning estimates from the supplied file. Real coverage depends on the complete configuration, target reflectivity, terrain, scan geometry, vehicle or aircraft operation, and processing.
Mission applications
Real terrain. Real mapping challenges.
Explore LiDARUSA field experience relevant to this system. Each story identifies the equipment actually used.
These expeditions used Surveyor miniV1 and Surveyor miniVUX2. Explore their field experience alongside today’s Surveyor miniVUX configurations.

Mapping the landscape behind a pirate legend.
System used: Surveyor miniV1 · 2018 broadcast
A UAV-mounted Surveyor miniV1 helped reveal mounds beneath swamp vegetation, providing terrain and contour data for archaeological investigation.
Read the Gasparilla case study
Mapping a path through Adak’s tundra.
System used: Surveyor miniVUX2 · September 2020 filming
Surveyor miniVUX2 terrain data helped outline routes through Adak’s tundra while the crew worked around high winds and intermittent snow.
Read the Adak Island case studyThe Complete System.
Final specifications and performance depend on the selected sensor, INS, camera, aircraft or vehicle, operating conditions, and project requirements.
Compact sensor foundation
Built around the miniVUX family to balance performance, payload size, and aircraft flexibility.
Survey-grade integration
Positioning, data logging, mounting, and imaging are configured as a unified system.
Field-proven family
The miniVUX platform has supported LiDARUSA work in demanding terrain, vegetation, wind, and changing weather.
Mission-matched options
A single 61 MP camera delivers high-resolution imagery, while positioning, aircraft, and software choices are configured around the required deliverable.
