“…Deformation measurement is focused on changes in the relative position of a structure, which requires the collection scanning data at a certain interval to maintain periodic monitoring of the structural response by comparing data at different time points. Various case studies have been carried out on the monitoring of engineering structures, including buildings [ 104 , 145 ], dams [ 113 , 122 , 126 , 130 ], bridges [ 59 , 100 , 105 , 106 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 116 , 118 , 119 , 121 , 123 , 124 , 128 , 137 , 144 ], tunnels [ 57 , 80 , 103 , 107 , 114 , 115 , 117 , 125 , 127 , 129 , 131 , 132 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 139 , 140 ], stations [ 99 , 143 ], foundation pits [ 186 ], pipe racks [ 52 ], towers [ 101 ], and many others. In addition, another main direction of studies for deformation measurement is to perform structural health monitoring of infrastructures that are in service for a long time, especially for masonry [ 99 , 1...…”