Sites
Concepcion, Chile (36º 47´S, 73º7’ W, 170 amsl)
The LIDAR system is housed in a transportable station located at Transportable Integrated Geodetic Observatory (TIGO) Consortium formed by the University of Concepcion, the Military Geographic Institute of Chile (IGM) and the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy of Germany (BKG).
The systems needs to be operated by one person and the roof is opened and not protected of rain.
| Transmitter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Laser | Q-switched Nd:YAG |
| Laser wavelength transmitted | 532 nm |
| Laser pulse energy | 320 mJ (@532) |
| Pulse duration | 7 ns |
| Pulse repetition rate | 10 Hz |
| Laser beam divergence | 0.5 mrad |
| Beam Expander | 5X |
| Periscope and output mirrors | Elliptical with 6,35cm of minor axis |
| Receiver | Specification |
| Telescope type | Newtonian |
| Mirror diameter | 40,64 cm |
| Focal ratio | 182,9 cm |
| FOV | 3 mrad |
| Detector | PMT (300 -900 nm) |
| Interference filter | 3 nm FWHM (@532) |
| Data Acquisition | LICEL transient recorder 20 MHz/12 bit |
| Range resolution | 7.5 m |