*2.2. The Hardware Components*

The hardware components are: (a) a Terrestrial Laser Scanner; (b) a Total Station for the alignment of the TLS; (c) a Digital Camera to ge<sup>t</sup> the video of the moving load; (d) a GNSS receiver. A medium end computer is used for data processing.

#### 2.2.1. The Terrestrial Laser Scanner

A laser scanner RIEGL VZ 1000 was used. Table 1 shows its main characteristics.


**Table 1.** TLS Riegl VZ 1000 Main Technical Specifications.
