Remote Sensing with Geodetic Laser Scanning: Technologies and Methods for Data Acquisition

Dear Colleagues,

Progress in geodetic laser scanning technologies has led to sensors and methods with growing capabilities in automated acquisition and processing. These topics deserve to be deepened in a Special Issue entitled “Remote Sensing with Geodetic Laser Scanning: Technologies and Methods for Data Acquisition”.

Recently, geodetic scanning systems have been developed in the way to perform registration in real time during the scanning of more or less complex areas. New trends in real-time registration systems and georeferencing solutions will be of concern for this Special Issue, as will innovative solutions based on localization and positioning using LiDAR SLAM.

An important aspect is also the question of assessing the accuracy of recent laser scanning systems. Accuracy assessment of acquired data in relation to the network design, as well as the accuracy of produced models and accurate multisensor calibration methods, remains a big challenge in the era of digital transition.

The fusion of laser scanners and multispectral sensors in static or mobile mapping systems opens a wide area of applications. Their efficiency for vegetation discrimination, cultural heritage documentation, climatological challenges, and real-time monitoring will be emphasized in this Special Issue.

Moreover, point cloud processing is evolving to be of even greater assistance to users in the production of final models. The trend of using deep learning methods for improving semantic segmentation impacts the whole “scan-to-BIM” workflow. The advantages of simultaneous object detection and recognition in the acquisition process will be highlighted.

Dr. Tania Landes
Prof. Dr. Pierre Grussenmeyer
Prof. Dr. Grazia Tucci
Prof. Dr. Stephan Nebiker
Guest Editors

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