6. Glossary
BIM (intelligent building model); Building Information Modeling
Digital mock-up of a building, enabling the various parties involved (planner, builder and operator) to access the information they need at any time.
Phase difference; Phase shift method
Electronic distance measurement technique based on the difference between the modulated wave emitted and that reflected by an object.
ICP (association of points by nearest neighbor criteria); Iterative Closest Point
A method for assembling point clouds by iterative calculation that minimizes the distances between points in 2 3D rasters.
Mesh; mesh
Method of modeling a 3D semi-point using triangular facets to form a surface.
SLAM(localisation et...
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FARO® manufacturer and supplier of instrumentation and software for 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology.
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