Outlier detection in laser scanner point clouds is an essential process before the modelling step. However, the number of points in the generated point cloud is in the order of million points, so (semi) automatic approaches are necessary. Having introduced the sources of outliers in typical laser scanner point clouds, an outlier detection algorithm using a density based algorithm is addressed. ...

It is generally accepted that the identification and characterisation of discontinuities in discontinuous rock masses is one of the most important aspects in rock mass modelling. Traditional manual field survey methods for gathering discontinuity properties are biased, hazardous, difficult and time-consuming. This paper describes a computer approach, based on terrestrial laser scan data, which ...

Fusion of close range photogrammery and the relatively new technology of terrestrial laser scanning methods offer new opportunities for photorealistic 3D models presentation, classification of real world objects and virtual reality creation (fly through). Laser scanning technology could be seen as a complement to close-range photogrammetry. For instance, terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) have th...

Airborne laser scanning is an applicable method to derive digital terrain models (DTMs) in wooded terrain. A considerable amount of the laser points are re°ections on the tree tops (vegetation points). Thus, special ¯ltering algorithms are required to obtain the ground surface. Earlier, we proposed to use iterative linear prediction. We review existing methods and compare them to our approach. ...