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The Heidelberg LiDAR Operations Simulator (HELIOS++) is a highly flexible laser scanning simulation framework implemented in C++ and offers Python bindings via pyhelios. It is split up into a core component and multiple extension modules. Extensible Markup Language (XML) is used to define scanner, platform and scene models and to configure the behavior of modules.

The first release was implemented as a Java library and is still available here. It can be used for visualization and educational purposes, but is considered deprecated.

How to cite

If you use HELIOS or HELIOS++ in your research, please cite

Bechtold, S. & Höfle, B. (2016): HELIOS: A Multi-Purpose LiDAR Simulation Framework for Research, Planning and Training of Laser Scanning Operations with Airborne, Ground-Based Mobile and Stationary Platforms. ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. Vol. III-3, pp. 161-168. DOI: 10.5194/isprs-annals-III-3-161-2016

BibTeX Entry:

@Article{isprs-annals-III-3-161-2016,
AUTHOR = {Bechtold, S. and H\"ofle, B.},
TITLE = {HELIOS: A MULTI-PURPOSE LIDAR SIMULATION FRAMEWORK FOR RESEARCH,
PLANNING AND TRAINING OF LASER SCANNING OPERATIONS WITH AIRBORNE,
GROUND-BASED MOBILE AND STATIONARY PLATFORMS},
JOURNAL = {ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences},
VOLUME = {III-3},
YEAR = {2016},
PAGES = {161--168},
URL = {https://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/III-3/161/2016/},
DOI = {10.5194/isprs-annals-III-3-161-2016}
}