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Terrestrial Laser Scanning in the Age of Sensing

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For more than a decade, Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) has been a primary remote sensing technique for disciplines related to archaeology, architecture, built heritage, earth science, metrology, and land survey. The increasing precision, range, and survey speed of TLS make this technology even more viable for large-scale data capturing in the Age of Sensing. This chapter reviews the state of the art of Terrestrial Laser Scanning in 2015 with the aim to assess its applications in a context of lower data capturing costs for alternative technologies, such as new commodity sensors, Image-based 3D Modeling, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), optical 3D scanning, and Airborne Laser Scanning. More specifically, TLS still maintains a fundamental role in the documentation and interpretation of archaeological contexts at intrasite scale: (i) Terrestrial Laser Scanning delivers high-fidelity data of surfaces and structures of buildings as well as ultra-precise measurements of the morphology of stratigraphic layers; (ii) research in remote sensing proved that TLS point clouds can be successfully interpolated with data recorded with other instruments and techniques, such as magnetometry, Ground Penetrating Radar, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Image-Based Modeling, in order to generate hybrid documentation and new knowledge on natural and cultural heritage sites. Inevitably, the current advancements in TLS bring new questions. For example, how can micro-differences only visible in the point clouds change the analysis and interpretation of layers and buildings? How to improve the monitoring and conservation of a site via automated analysis of TLS data? How to enhance the mapping process of built-heritage using data segmentation or semi-automatic feature extraction of TLS point clouds? This chapter proposes a new approach to TLS based on multi-modal capture workflows, semi-automated post processing, online archiving, and online visualization and management of point clouds with the aim to open new horizons for digital archaeology, architectural survey, and heritage conservation .

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Lercari, N. (2016). Terrestrial Laser Scanning in the Age of Sensing. In: Forte, M., Campana, S. (eds) Digital Methods and Remote Sensing in Archaeology. Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40658-9_1

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