» RIEGL Meta Data Items

Following table shows common meta data items stored in RIEGL RDB point cloud databases.
Please note, that not all items are available for all instrument types or software applications.
# Name Title Description Status Schema Example
1 riegl.angular_notch_filter Angular Notch Filter Angular notch filter parameters for window glass echoes optional schema example
2 riegl.atmosphere Atmosphere Atmospheric parameters optional schema example
3 riegl.beam_geometry Beam Geometry Laser beam geometry details optional schema example
4 riegl.control_object_catalog Control Object Catalog List of control object type definitions optional schema example
5 riegl.control_object_reference_file Control Object Reference file Details about the control object reference file optional schema example
6 riegl.detection_probability Detection Probability Detection probability as a function of amplitude optional schema example
7 riegl.device Device Information Details about the device used to acquire the point cloud optional schema example
8 riegl.device_geometry Device Geometry Scanner device geometry details optional schema example
9 riegl.device_geometry_passive_channel Device Geometry Passive Channel Scanner passive channel device geometry details optional schema example
10 riegl.device_output_limits Device Output Limits Limits of the measured values output by the device optional schema example
11 riegl.devices Devices Information Details about the devices used to acquire the point cloud optional schema example
12 riegl.echo_info Echo Information Details about echo files optional schema example
13 riegl.exponential_decomposition Exponential Decomposition Details for exponential decomposition of full waveform data optional schema example
14 riegl.gaussian_decomposition Gaussian Decomposition Details for Gaussian decomposition of full waveform data optional schema example
15 riegl.geo_tag Geo Tag Point cloud georeferencing information optional schema example
16 riegl.geometric_scale_factor Geometric Scale Factor Geometric scale factor applied to point coordinates optional schema example
17 riegl.georeferencing_parameters Georeferencing Parameters Parameters used for georeferencing of the point cloud optional schema example
18 riegl.item_names Item Names Map of item names optional schema example
19 riegl.licenses Software License Keys License keys for software features optional schema example
20 riegl.mta_settings MTA Settings Parameters for MTA processing optional schema example
21 riegl.near_range_correction Near Range Correction Table Lookup table for range correction based on raw range optional schema example
22 riegl.noise_estimates Noise Estimates Standard deviation for range and amplitude as a function of amplitude optional schema example
23 riegl.notch_filter Notch Filter Notch filter parameters for window glass echoes optional schema example
24 riegl.pixel_info Pixel Information Details about the pixels contained in the file optional schema example
25 riegl.plane_patch_matching Plane Patch Matching Details about the plane patch matching process optional schema example
26 riegl.plane_patch_statistics Plane Patch Statistics Statistics about plane patches found by plane patch extractor optional schema example
27 riegl.plane_slope_class_info Plane Slope Class Info Settings and classes for plane slope classification optional schema example
28 riegl.point_attribute_groups Point Attribute Groups Grouping and sorting of point attributes for visualization purposes optional schema example
29 riegl.pointcloud_info Point Cloud Information Details about point cloud files optional schema example
30 riegl.pose_estimation Pose Estimation Estimated position and orientation information optional schema example
31 riegl.pose_sensors Pose Sensors Details on position and orientation sensors optional schema example
32 riegl.pulse_position_modulation Pulse Position Modulation Laser pulse position modulation used for MTA resolution optional schema example
33 riegl.range_statistics Range Statistics Statistics about target distance wrt. SOCS origin optional schema example
34 riegl.receiver_internals Receiver Internals Receiver Internals optional schema example
35 riegl.reflectance_calculation Reflectance Calculation Table Lookup table for reflectance calculation based on amplitude and range optional schema example
36 riegl.reflectance_correction Near-Range Reflectance Correction Range-dependent and scan-angle-dependent correction of reflectance reading optional schema example
37 riegl.scan_pattern Scan Pattern Scan pattern description optional schema example
38 riegl.shot_info Shot Information Details about laser shot files optional schema example
39 riegl.stored_filters Stored Filters Point filters applied in addition to the application-defined filters optional schema example
40 riegl.system_description System Description Details of major system components like lidar sensors, cameras and navigation devices optional schema example
41 riegl.temperature_calculation Temperature Calculation Table Conversion of background radiation raw values to temperatures in °C optional schema example
42 riegl.time_base Time Base Base of timestamps (epoch) optional schema example
43 riegl.trajectory_info Trajectory Information Details about position+orientation files optional schema example
44 riegl.ttip_configuration TTIP Configuration Trigger-Timestamping-Unit/IP configuration optional schema example
45 riegl.vertex_info Vertex Information Details about vertex file optional schema example
46 riegl.voxel_info Voxel Information Details about the voxels contained in the file optional schema example
47 riegl.waveform_averaging_settings Waveform Averaging Settings Settings for waveform averaging optional schema example
48 riegl.waveform_info Waveform Information Details about waveform files optional schema example
49 riegl.waveform_settings Waveform Settings Scanner settings for waveform output optional schema example
50 riegl.window_analysis Window Analysis Window analysis data estimated from scandata and resulting filter parameters optional schema example
51 riegl.window_echo_correction Window Echo Correction Correction parameters for window glass echoes optional schema example
States
# Name Description
1 required mandatory item
2 optional optional item
Version: 1.1.54, Date: 2023-01-19