An Open and Novel Low-Cost Terrestrial Laser Scanner Prototype for Forest Monitoring
Jozef Výbošťok, Juliána Chudá, Daniel Tomčík, Dominik Gretsch, Julián Tomaštík, Michał Pełka, Janusz Bedkowski, Michal Skladan, Martin Mokroš · 2025
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Description
Jozef Vybostok and co-authors built a cheap, open laser scanner for forest surveys in this 2025 study. Forest checks need tree width and height, but hand measures are slow and costly scanners limit who can map woods. Their system uses shop-bought parts and a common laser sensor, at a total cost near two thousand euros.
Tests in the lab and the field compared it with three rival devices, from a costly pro scanner to a phone. Its width and height errors were near one to two centimeters and one meter. It beat the phone and matched a handheld unit that costs about ten times more. All plans and software are open for others to build on.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jozef Výbošťok, Juliána Chudá, Daniel Tomčík, Dominik Gretsch, Julián Tomaštík, Michał Pełka, Janusz Bedkowski, Michal Skladan, Martin Mokroš |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 72 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |