Stop-and-go mode: sensor manipulation as essential as sensor development in terrestrial laser scanning.

Area of Science:

• Geomatics Engineering
• Geospatial Technology
• Surveying

Background:

• Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is rapidly evolving with new sensor technologies.
• The full impact of sensor manipulation on TLS performance is not widely understood.
• Existing methods like static TLS face efficiency limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To highlight the importance of sensor manipulation in terrestrial laser scanning.
• To explore the stop-and-go mapping mode as a solution for TLS challenges.
• To review and generalize principles of stop-and-go mode in TLS.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of previous studies on stop-and-go mapping in TLS.
• Analysis of stop-and-go mode's advantages over static and kinematic TLS.
• Generalization of principles for static and mobile TLS applications.

Main Results:

• The stop-and-go mapping mode enhances efficiency and stability in TLS.
• This mode addresses the technical gap in understanding sensor manipulation's role.
• Stop-and-go TLS offers benefits compared to fully-static and fully-kinematic approaches.

Conclusions:

• Sensor manipulation, exemplified by the stop-and-go mode, is as vital as sensor development for TLS advancement.
• The stop-and-go mode provides a practical approach to improve TLS efficacy.
• Further research into automated measures for TLS is recommended.