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Structure from motion (SFM) photogrammetry vs terrestrial laser scanning

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posted on 2016-06-16, 12:40 authored by Jim Chandler, Simon Buckley
Structure from Motion (SfM) has its roots in the well-established spatial measurement method of photogrammetry, but is becoming increasingly recognised as a means to capture dense 3D data to represent real-world objects, both natural and man- made. This capability has conventionally been the domain of the terrestrial laser scanner (TLS), a mature and easy to understand method used to generate millions of 3D point coordinates in a form known as a “point cloud”. Each technique is described and noted for its strengths and weaknesses.

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the Geoscience Handbook 2016

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CHANDLER, J.H. and BUCKLEY, S., 2016. Structure from motion (SFM) photogrammetry vs terrestrial laser scanning. IN: Carpenter, M.B. and Keane, C.M. (eds.) Geoscience Handbook 2016: AGI Data Sheets, 5th ed. Alexandria, VA: American Geosciences Institute, Section 20.1.

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©2016 American Geosciences Institute and used with their permission.

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2015-08-01

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2016

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This is a book chapter.

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9780913312476

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