The Riegl Laser Scanner for the Survey of the Interiors of Schönbrunn Palace

Laser scanners are being used more and more in surveying. High speed of measurement and a high point density distinguish those devices. Spatial similarity transformations are used to provide the data of all positions in one co-ordinate system. For modelling purposes a filtering of the data can be necessary, depending on the accuracy of the scanner. In this paper the applicability for measuring interiors is verified, followed by an accuracy investigations of the Riegl LMS-Z210 laser scanner, finally some modelling approaches are presented.