LIFeLiDAR · est. 2022

Where flow-through systems average, we resolve.

Laser-induced fluorescence sensors that read what's in the water — chlorophyll, dissolved organic matter, hydrocarbons, plastics — at spatial scales below one meter. Forty-eight spectral bands per pulse, in ten seconds.

LIFL-11 · live readout acquiring
StationBay of Biscay
Position47.4°N · 4.2°W
Chl-a4.2mg·m⁻³
CDOM0.18m⁻¹
Sediment12.4g·m⁻³
Pulse10.0s · 48 bands
2024-09-12 · 14:32 UTC CH1 · 532 nm
Field record
20+yr
across 50+ water sites
Spectral resolution
48
bands · 10-second pulse
Excitation
3λ
266 / 355 / 532 nm
Team
6
Sophia Antipolis · peer-reviewed output
Progress 01 / 03
· Sensors

A flagship and two complements.

LIFL-11 leads. MFL-12 is the compact sibling. mHR-2 is the passive radiometric complement.

01 Flagship

LIFL-11

Multi-channel LIF LiDAR. Records the complete echo-signal spectrum from the near-surface water layer in ten seconds, across forty-eight narrow optical bands.

Channels
4
Bands / channel
12
Excitation
355+532 · 266+532 nm
Rep. rate
up to 20 Hz
Mass
21 kg
View specifications
02 Compact

MFL-12

Compact active fluorescence sensor. Buoy-, pier-, vessel-, and drone-deployable, day and night.

Excitation
405 nm
Reception
405–880 nm
Resolution
7 nm
Detection
up to 1 Hz
Mass
1.75 kg
Datasheet
03 Passive

mHR-2

Micro hyperspectral radiometer. Passive complement for above-water reflectance.

Channels
3 · Ed, Ls, Lt
Output
Rrs
Range
320–880 nm
Resolution
7 nm
Mass
0.9 kg
Datasheet
Field record · 2003 — present

50+ water sites. Two decades. Every salinity.

From the Black Sea and the Caspian to the Arctic Kara Sea. From Patos Lagoon in Brazil to Issyk-Kul, the Volga, Lake Balaton, and the Venice lagoon. The track record is the proposal.

20+
Years
50+
Water sites
~40
Pts · S-2 pixel
7
Publications
View expeditions
EXPEDITION ATLAS · v.24.3 ● 50+ water sites rendered
· Contact

Talk to the team.

Six engineers and researchers, one office in Sophia Antipolis. Technical enquiries answered directly — usually within two working days.

Office
LIFeLiDAR SAS
Sophia Antipolis · Valbonne, France
+33 7 80 72 60 72
info@lifelidar.com
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