Abstract
This study was dedicated to illustrating the significance of sensor manipulation in the case of terrestrial laser scanning, which is a field now in quick development. In fact, this quickness was mainly rooted in the emergence of new sensors with better performance, while the implications of sensor manipulation have not been fully recognized by the whole community. For this technical gap, the stop-and-go mapping mode can be reckoned as one of the potential solution plans. Stop-and-go was first proposed to handle the low efficiency of traditional static terrestrial laser scanning, and then, it was re-emphasized to improve the stability of sample collections for the state-of-the-art technology of mobile laser scanning. This work reviewed the previous efforts of trying the stop-and-go mode for improving the performance of static and mobile terrestrial laser scanning and generalized their principles respectively. This work also analyzed its advantages compared to the fully-static and fully-kinematic terrestrial laser scanning, and suggested the plans with more automatic measures for raising the efficacy of terrestrial laser scanning. Overall, this literature review indicated that the stop-and-go mapping mode as a case with generic sense can verify the presumption of sensor manipulation as essential as sensor development.
Highlights
With the vigorous emergence of various laser scanners, the technique of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) has undergone developments and applications in an explosive fashion
It has been gradually recognized that the traditional static terrestrial laser scanning [3] tends to suffer from low surveying efficiency
The principal advantage of the stop-and-go mobile terrestrial laser scanning (MLS)/TLS compared to the fully-static TLS mapping mode is efficiency
Summary
With the vigorous emergence of various laser scanners, the technique of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) has undergone developments and applications in an explosive fashion. It has been earlier recognized by the TLS field suffering from its low measurement efficiency, and some relevant trial works have been conducted (e.g., [14]). In both of the fields, the stop-and-go mapping mode, compared to the fully-static (scanning while keeping still) and fully-kinematic (scanning continuously while moving) modes, has been primarily validated as a promising plan for surveying, special scenarios. The strengths of its application were compared and summarized, and the aspects and means involving the enhancement of its application were discussed and suggested, respectively
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