Atch 1. Terrestrial Laser Scanner - Statement of Work update.pdf

Statement of Work (SOW) Leica BLK360 Terrestrial Laser Scanner, Generation 2

OR EQUIVALENT

Shannon C. Smith USDA Forest Service

Enterprise Program (EP) High-resolution Remote Sensing and UAS Program (HRRS-UAS PgM)

2015a Centre Ave.

Fort Collins, CO 80526

1. BACKGROUND

Established in 1905, the USDA Forest Service (FS) is a federal agency that manages public lands in national forests and grasslands under a founding principle, "To provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run". The agency’s mission is to “sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations”. The FS has the responsibility for stewardship of more than 193 million acres of the nation’s forests and grasslands; for developing and communicating scientific knowledge through research and development that leads to informed natural resource decision-making; for delivering technical assistance through state and private forestry programs; and for sharing knowledge and experience with others in the global community through international forestry.

The Forest Service has been utilizing remote sensing since the 1920’s, when the first aerial reconnaissance efforts began. Currently, the agency utilizes satellite, airborne and terrestrial-based remote sensing capabilities to monitor, analyze, and record changes on the landscape These activities promote continued informed economic expansion, well-managed natural resources, environmental awareness, national security, and the advancement of scientific knowledge.

2. BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS

The HRRS-UAS PgM will be partnering with the FS Geospatial Technology and Applications Center (GTAC) to provide burn severity and forest change products to agency practitioners and partners in the form of several products, including the Rapid Assessment of Vegetation Condition After Wildfire (RAVG) and the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) projects. These burn severity and forest change products include a burn severity layer/map, percent change in basal area, and percent change in canopy cover based on relationships between field data on these variables and various indices derived from satellite data. These products are used by agency managers and collaborators in restoration and replanting efforts, in quantification of carbon loss due to fire, and more recently in fuel treatment effectiveness monitoring on landscape scales. Current field data collection methods, particularly for RAVG, are time consuming and involve moderate error. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) uses LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to generate 3D point cloud datasets. Over the past decade, TLS has been showing promising capacity for accurate and consistent measurements of forest structure. Many scientists and managers in the FS are beginning to utilize TLS in vegetation monitoring. This procurement would enable the evaluation and use of TLS technology to augment RAVG field data collection, integrate state-of-the-art 3D point cloud processing and analysis methods to quantify and assess forest structure, and yield improved geospatial estimates of post-fire effects.

Additionally, under the auspices of its mission to apply the latest in geospatial science and technologies, this acquisition would enable HRRS-UAS PgM and GTAC to provide operational assistance to FS staff in the use of this particular technology and inform agency staff decisions regarding its broader acquisition and use in the agency.

HRRS-UAS PgM is also looking to use the TLS technology to record historic and pre-contact cultural resources. The 3D scale models of these phenomena created from the point clouds will provide heritage program managers with a means to accurately measure and describe features of the resources in an office-based, computer assisted setting. This has the potential to improve the information and provide a more reliable and repeatable documentation method. The models also could be used in the interpretation of the resources by providing a virtual representation of the features that could be shared in digital media on websites or other digital platforms.

3. KEY DELIVERABLES

The vendor shall provide the following deliverables to HRRS-UAS PgM:

3.1 Leica BLK360 Terrestrial LiDAR System, Generation 2

• BLK360 Gen2 Laser Scanner

• 3 batteries

• Multicharger including AC adapter

• Transportation Case

• BLK360 Tripod

• USB-C data transfer cable

• BLK Mission Bag

• Microfiber cloth

• Documentation

• BLK live app + E57 single scan export

• 1-year Cyclone Base Subscription (required for Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS)

• 1-year Subscription Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS (BLK Edition)

• 1-year Cyclone FIELD 360 (BLK Edition)

• 2-year Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS (BLK360 Edition) Updates (software)

• 2-year Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS (BLK360 Edition) Support

• 2-year BLK360 G2 Laser Scanner Customer Care Package (CCP) Basic customer support

• 2-year BLK360 G2 Laser Scanner hardware maintenance/warranty

1-year BLK360 G2 Laser Scanner standard hardware maintenance/warranty 1-year BLK360 G2 Laser Scanner hardware maintenance/warranty extension

4. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

4.1 Terrestrial LiDAR System Brand Name Specifications

• Leica BLK360 Generation 2

• Weight: 0.75kg (0.85kg inc. battery)

• Dimensions: height 155 mm; diameter 80 mm

• Transport cover: GVP739 Transportation cover

• Internal memory: storage for up to 1500 setups

• Instrument orientation: Upright and upside down

• Wireless communication: integrated wireless LAN (802.11 b/g/n)

• Power: Li-Ion rechargeable internal battery

• Laser class: >1 (in accordance with IEC 60825-1:2014)

• Wavelength: 830 nm

• Field of view: 360 x 270 degrees

• Range: up to 45 m

• Point measurement rate: up to 680,000 pts/sec

• Camera system: 13 Mpixel 4-camera system capturing 104 Mpx raw data for calibrated 360x270 degree spherical image

• Speed: <20 seconds for full spherical 5-brackets HDR image at any light conditions

• Data acquisition: <20 seconds for complete full dome scan and spherical LDR image at 50 mm @ 10 m resolution with automatic tilt measurements

• 3D point accuracy: 4mm @ 10 m

• Real time pre-registration: Automatic point cloud alignment based on real time tracking of scanner movement between setups based on Visual Inertial Systems (VIS) by video-enhanced inertial measurement unit.

• Designed for indoor and outdoor use.

• Operating temperature: 0o C to 40o C

• Dust/humidity: Solid particle/liquid ingress protection IP54 (IEC 60529)

• Data transfer: Wireless and USB 3.0

4.2 Software/Warranty/Customer Care

• 2-year Cyclone REGISTER 360 (BLK Edition) permanent software license which includes annual updates (we only need the version of the REGISTER software that works with BLK devices, not all devices)

• 2-year Cyclone REGISTER BLK360 (Edition) customer support relating to software support and troubleshooting

• 2-year BLK360 G2 Laser Scanner Customer Care Package (CCP) Basic customer support relating to scanner support and troubleshooting (unless this is duplicative with other support/warranty coverage)

• 2-year BLK360 G2 Laser Scanner hardware maintenance/warranty that would cover the sensor and hardware in case of failure

5. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

• No contractor access to facilities or equipment is required under this requirement.

Requested equipment will be delivered only.

6. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

• The requested equipment shall be delivered in 45 days of date of award.

• Delivery to be made to:

USDA, Forest Service, Enterprise Program

Building A (Attention: Perry Nolan)

2150 Centre Ave

Fort Collins, CO 80526

• Delivered equipment will be inspected by Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and accepted at destination.