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Written by a team of international experts, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the major applications of airborne and terrestrial laser scanning. The book focuses on principles and methods and presents an integrated treatment of airborne and terrestrial laser scanning technology.

Laser scanning is a relatively young 3D measurement technique offering much potential in the acquisition of precise and reliable 3D geodata and object geometries. However, there are many terrestrial and airborne scanners on the market, accompanied by numerous software packages that handle data acquisition, processing and visualization, yet existing knowledge is fragmented over a wide variety of publications, whether printed or electronic.

This book brings together the various facets of the subject in a coherent text that will be relevant for advanced students, academics and practitioners. After consideration of the technology and processing methods, the book turns to applications. The primary use thus far has been the extraction of digital terrain models from airborne laser scanning data, but many other applications are considered including engineering, forestry, cultural heritage, extraction of 3D building models and mobile mapping.

Introduction

Laser Scanning Technology (J.-Angelo Beraldin, National Research Council Canada, François Blais, National Research Council Canada and Uwe Lohr, Lohr Consulting Germany)

Visualisation and Structuring of Point Clouds (George Vosselman and Reinhard Klein, University of Bonn, Germany)

Registration and Calibration (Derek Lichti, University of Calgary, Canada and Jan Skaloud, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [EPFL])

Extraction of Digital Terrain Models (Christian Briese, Vienna University of Technology, Austria)

Building Extraction (Claus Brenner, Leibnitz Universität Hannover, Germany).
Forestry Applications (Hans-Gerd Maas)

Engineering Applications (Roderik Lindenbergh, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)

Cultural Heritage Applications (Pierre Grussenmeyer, INSA Strasbourg, Graduate School of Science and Technology, France and Klaus Hanke, University of Innsbruck, Austria)

Mobile Mapping (Hansjörg Kutterer, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany).

Index

This will be a benchmark text for advanced students, academics, researchers and practitioners in geomatics in general and remote sensing, photogrammetry and surveying in particular. It will also be a useful reference for companies developing laser scanners and associated software, and scientists and engineers in related disciplines where the technique may be applied.

'...it is a good book put together by an impressive group of authors. ...a valuable source of knowledge and information for their practice. ...this book is a well written overview of the current state of laser scanning technology and provides a good starting point for anyone interested in this field'. Geomatica

'The authors and editors are to be congratulated for this effort at bringing together the knowledge of the technology, data handling and applications of laser scanning in a comprehensive book for the first time. I would recommend it as essential reading for any student or professional in the field of geospatial technology and its applications'. GIS DEVELOPMENT

'...the editors ... did a tremendous job and provided a comprehensive and coherent textbook... ...is a must-have textbook for students which are interested in the large field of airborne and terrestrial LiDAR and will surely become an important reference for practitioners involved in the acquisition and use of laser scanning data'. Photogrammetrie Fernerkundung Geoinformation

'...a comprehensive work... This text provides a comprehensive account of airborne and terrestrial laser scanning. ... will likely become a core text for undergraduate students, but will doubtlessly also appeal to a broader range of readers, including those engaged in academic research and commercial practice'. Geomatics World

'...this book will form a useful reference work... ...an excellent basic text... ...will serve as a reference book for the many users who need to understand the technology and principles of airborne and terrestrial laser scanning. There is no better alternative today'. International Journal of Digital Earth

'A valuable addition to laser scanning literature... For advanced undergraduates or postgrads, chapters 1 to 3 are an excellent introduction to the technology, and for practitioners, the applications chapters show how laser scanning data is processed to produce the products they use in many, diverse disciplines. An excellent purchase for either group'. GEOconnexion International

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