Recent Developments in Small and Low-Cost 3D Scanning Systems

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This poster examines the development of new, highly portable, entries into the short-range (~5m) scanning arena use LiDAR sensors in recent iPhones and iPads and how they impact archaeological data collection. Previous small 3D capture systems included specialized Google and Sony smartphones, and the moderately expensive DotProduct DPI-8X handheld scanner. The study evaluated two professional-grade scanning applications, namely the Recon-3D and Dot3D for iOS. They use the Apple augmented reality development kit combined with conventional photogrammetry derived from iPad/iPhone RGB cameras to produce aesthetically pleasing, precise scans, in near real-time. The output of each scanning system is compared to an Agisoft Metashape Professional photo model of the test object and preliminary results are presented.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36414.0