LiDAR 12 min read
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LiDAR
11 resources tagged with LiDAR
Guides (7)
Scan to BIM 9 min read
Scan to BIM for Historic Structures: From Point Cloud to Parametric Model
ReadReality Capture 8 min read
Reality Capture vs Traditional Survey for Heritage: When to Use Which
ReadHeritage Documentation 17 min read
Point Cloud Processing for Heritage Documentation: Workflows, Software and Deliverables
ReadReality Capture 12 min read
Terrestrial Laser Scanning vs Photogrammetry for Heritage: Which to Choose?
ReadLiDAR 14 min read
Point Cloud Registration and Cleaning in CloudCompare: A Heritage Workflow
ReadLiDAR 13 min read
Handheld and SLAM Mobile Scanning for Heritage Documentation
ReadGlossary Terms (4)
Point Cloud
A set of millions of data points in 3D space, each representing a measured location on a surface — the primary output of laser scanning and dense photogrammetry.
LiDAR
A remote sensing technology that measures distances by emitting laser pulses and recording the return time — producing accurate 3D point clouds of surfaces.
Terrestrial Laser Scanning
Ground-based 3D laser scanning where a scanner on a tripod captures a dense point cloud of its surroundings from a fixed position — the standard method for interior heritage documentation.
Scan Registration
The process of aligning multiple individual laser scans into a single unified point cloud by identifying common reference points or overlapping geometry between scans.