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...