Terrestrial laser scanning

ISBN-13: 9783639175509 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 184 str.

Yuriy Reshetyuk

Opis

During the last decade, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has appeared as a new surveying technique. Its proper use requires good knowledge of the error sources, comprehensive description of which is currently lacking. Especially important are systematic instrumental errors, which are determined during calibration. Recently, the method of self-calibration used in photogrammetry has been shown to be efficient for laser scanners. Another important task in TLS is georeferencing - transformation of the point clouds into a specific coordinate system. This book provides a systematic description of the error sources in TLS surveys conducted with direct georeferencing. Further, a new, unified approach for laser scanner self-calibration is described, and the results of calibration of three scanners are reported. Finally, a prototype combined TLS survey system is presented, which employs GPS for direct georeferencing of the point clouds, and can be used for accurate surveys of built environments. The book should be useful to students and researchers in Engineering Surveying as well as surveyors in public and private sector.

O autorze

Yuriy Reshetyuk, PhD in Infrastructure specialised in Geodesy
and Geographical Information Science, obtained his degree at
Kungl. Tekniska högskolan (the Royal Institute of Technology) in
Stockholm. He is the senior lecturer in Geomatics at the
University of Gävle, Sweden.