Mobile 3D scan LiDAR: a literature review

Abstract

This paper, by critically reviewing different years (from 2010 to 2020) of research activities performed with Mobile Laser Scanning system, aims to review existing systems and how they are exploited in multifaceted domains. To such extent, the work defines five field domains where Mobile Laser Scanning have been used: Built and urban environment, Cultural heritage and Archaeology, Underground environment, Environmental monitoring, Forestry and Agriculture. Besides, this paper sheds the light on the pros and cons for each domain field, providing useful guidelines for those researchers involved in three-dimensional data collection with innovative systems. To achieve these purposes, research papers, were analysed, mainly considering geosciences related journals. The comparison among them revealed that, despite the incredible potential of Mobile Mapping System, the human intervention is still mandatory, and post-processing actions are needed to achieve the desired results, regardless the domain field. Moreover, our study provides insight into the technical and methodological limitations that raise a general scepticism on Mobile Mapping System for three-dimensional surveying, highlighting that in most of cases supplementary data are required to make the final result trustworthy. Such obstacles, hampering Mobile Laser Scanning diffusion, point towards unexplored areas for further investigations, serving as useful guidelines for future research directions.

Integration of Geomatic Techniques for the 3d Representation and Monitoring of a Veteran Chestnut Tree

“…The integration of these three components permits a real-time localization (Chang et al, 2019) of the instrument while it is mapping the surrounding environment, making the survey expeditious (Ullrich and Pfennigbauer, 2019). Being a MLS, it is a light weight device and it can be moved in a handheld mode (Di Stefano et al, 2021). This mobile devices can be installed in different platforms and they are ideal for surveys in areas with limited accessibility (Di Pietra et al, 2020).…”

“…In the last two decades, environmental and land surveys have rapidly evolved due to the fast advancement of technologies (Di Stefano et al, 2021). The new techniques involve both remote sensing and proximal sensing devices, making these acquisitions affordable and suitable even in locations with limited or no accessibility.…”

3D Surveying of Underground Built Heritage: Opportunities and Challenges of Mobile Technologies

“…For these reasons, the research community has recently focused on testing more agile and faster solutions for accurately and entirely documenting these structures with less effort [36]. In the last years, some portable Mobile Mapping Systems (MMS) [35] have been tested in underground environments [2,[37][38][39][40][41][42], with promising results in speeding up documentation in these particular contexts.…”

A Method for Obtaining a DEM with Curved Abscissa from MLS Data for Linear Infrastructure Survey Design

“…Di Stefano et al critically analyzed the activity of research over the last ten years regarding the applications of MLS systems in various fields, including those of structures and infrastructures [4]. The authors point out that the interest in the use of the MLS technique is still growing; the technique represents a fast, versatile, customizable solution that can be adapted to different types of mobile platforms.…”