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This is an overview of programs for processing [[Point cloud|3D point clouds]] from [[Earth:Photogrammetry|appropriate photos]] or surveys with [[Physics:Laser scanning|laser scanners]].

== Programs for photogrammetric creation of point clouds ==
The programs create point clouds based on appropriate photos to process them to [[Geometric modeling|3D models]], e.g. for [[Mesh generation|meshing]].
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! Product name
! Manufacturer
! Photogrammetry
! Scan data import
! Import formats
! Processing
! Export formats
!License
! Operating systems
|-
| VisionLidar
|Geo-Plus
| yes
| yes
| photo, laser scan (PTX, E57)
| registration, meshing, georeferencing, orthophoto, DEM, point cloud creation, point cloud filtering, point cloud editing, mesh optimization
| mesh, web, point clouds, DSM, geotiff, KML
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|[[Software:Autodesk 123D|123D Catch]]
|[[Company:Autodesk|Autodesk]]
| yes
| no
| photo
| meshing
| Autodesk cloud
|Commercial
|[[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Software:Mac OS|Mac]], [[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|[[Software:3DF Zephyr|3DF Zephyr]]
|3DFlow
| yes
| yes
| photo, laser scan (PTX, E57)
| registration, georeferencing, orthomosaic, true orthophoto, DSM, point cloud creation, aerial triangulation, densification, photoconsistency based mesh optimization
| mesh, point clouds, DSM/DTM, geotiff, KML
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|Agisoft MetaShape
|Agisoft
| yes
| yes
| photo, LAS, LAZ, e57, PTS
| meshing
| point data, DSM/DTM, LAS, LAZ, e57, PTS
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]], [[Software:Mac OS|Mac]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]]
|-
|[[Software:Reconstructor|Reconstructor]]
|Gexcel
| yes
| yes
| LiDAR, UAV, and 3D sensors (.txt, .las, .laz, .e57, .ptx, .pts, .asc, .ply, .csv)
| registration, georeferencing, orthophoto, DEM, point cloud creation, point cloud filtering, point cloud editing, mesh optimization
| Point cloud in LAS, LAZ, XYZ and PLY, mesh, DSM/DTM, GeoTIFF, PDF report, Contour lines in SHP, DXF and PDF
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
| Bentley ContextCapture
|Bentley Systems
| yes
| yes
| photo, laser scan (PTX, E57)
| registration, meshing
| mesh, web, point clouds, DSM, geotiff, KML
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
| ELCOVISON 10
| PMS AG
| yes
| yes
| photo, laser scan(PTS, LAS, LAZ, XYZ)
| registration, georeferencing, orthophoto, point cloud creation
| meshes: PLY, point clouds: PTS, LAS, LAZ, Geotiff, DWG
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
| Pix4Dmapper
|[[Software:Pix4D|Pix4D]]
| yes
| yes
| Any photos in jpg and tiff 
4K videos in avi, mov, wmv, and mp4
| aerial triangulation, point cloud densification, 3D meshing, orthorectification
| 
<2D>

• Orthomosaic in GeoTIFF 

• Map tiles in KML, HTML 

• Vegetation index map in GeoTIFF 

• Application map in SHP 

• Thermal maps in GeoTiff 

<3D>

• 3D PDF for 3D mesh

• DSM and DTM in GeoTIFF

• 3D textured mesh in OBJ, PLY, DXF, and FBX 

• 3D level-of-detail (LoD) mesh in SLPK and OSGB 

• Point cloud in LAS, LAZ, XYZ and PLY 

• Contour lines in SHP, DXF, and PDF 

• Vector objects in DXF, SHP, DGN and KML
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]], [[Software:Mac OS|Mac]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]]
|-
|[[Software:RealityCapture|RealityCapture]]
|Capturing Reality
| yes
| yes
| photo, laser scan (ptx, e57)<ref>[https://www.capturingreality.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=492 RC import formats], April 2016</ref>
| registration, meshing
| point data, DSM, geotiff <ref>[https://www.capturingreality.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=467 RC export formats], April 2016</ref>
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
| ReCap Photo
|[[Company:Autodesk|Autodesk]]
| yes
| no
| photo
| meshing
| Autodesk cloud, RCM, OBJ, STL
|Commercial
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|[https://geospatial.trimble.com/products-and-solutions/trimble-business-center Trimble Business Center]
|[https://www.trimble.com Trimble]
|yes
|yes
|JXL for raw photogrammetry data, LAS, LAZ, e57, PTX, PTS, POD, TDX
|registration, georeferencing, orthomosaic, raster DSM, point cloud creation 
|Point Cloud:
LAS, LAZ, e57, PTX, PTS, POD, TDX, TopoDOT, RCP, ASCII

Image:

GeoTIFF, JPEG, KML/KMZ, 3D PDF

CAD:

DWG, DXF, SHP, SKP 
|Commercial
|[[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|VisualSFM
|ChangChang Wu
|yes
|no
|photo
|sparse point cloud creation, dense point cloud creation
|PLY
|Free for personal, nonprofit, or academic use 
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]], [[Software:Mac OS|Mac]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]]
|-
| OpenDroneMap
|[[Software:OpenDroneMap|OpenDroneMap]]
| yes
| no
| Any photos in jpg and tiff
| aerial triangulation, point cloud densification, 3D meshing, orthorectification
| 
<2D>

• Orthomosaic in GeoTIFF 

• Vegetation index map in GeoTIFF 

• Thermal maps in GeoTiff 

<3D>

• DSM and DTM in GeoTIFF

• 3D textured mesh in OBJ, PLY

• Point cloud in LAS, LAZ and PLY 

• Contour lines in SHP, DXF 

|Free and Open Source
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]], [[Software:Mac OS|Mac]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]]
|}

== Programs for importing laser scanner data as point clouds ==
The programs can import data of laser scanners or point clouds to preprocess them for [[Geometric modeling|3D modeling]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Product name
! Manufacturer
! Photogrammetry
! Scan data import
! Import formats
! Processing
! Export formats
! Operating systems
|-
|[http://www.riegl.com/products/software-packages/riscan-pro/ RiscanPro]
|[https://www.riegl.com Riegl GmBH]
| no
| Developed for Riegl instruments, but can import point clouds from other sources
| RiDB, RXP, LAS
| collection, registration, filtering, visualization, colorization, export
| ascii, las/laz, dxf, pts, ptz, e57
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|Quick Terrain Modeler
|[https://www.appliedimagery.com Applied Imagery]
| no
| independent of manufacturer
| las/laz, dxf, 
| collection, registration, filtering, visualization, analysis, colorization, export
| ascii, BPF, LAS, LAS RGB, LAS/LAZ Custom, QTA
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
| VisionLidar
|Geo-Plus
| no
| independent of manufacturer
| various format
| meshing, classifying, coloring, texturing, draping, orthographic projection, merging with CAD or GIS data
| point data, obj, ply, pod, las, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho, textures
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|[https://pointly.ai/ Pointly]
|[https://supperundsupper.com/en Supper & Supper GmbH]
| yes
| independent of manufacturer
| LAS, LAZ
| Cloud-Application for storing and visualizing large point clouds. 
Smart selection tools for fast manual classification, Training data generation for 3D Deep Learning. Offers on-demand Object Detection services.
| LAS, LAZ
|[[Software:Web browser|Web browser]]
|-
|[[Software:3DF Zephyr|3DF Zephyr]]
|3DFLOW
| yes
| independent of manufacturer
| various scanners, pts, ptx, e57, ply, .fls, .fws, .rdbx, .dp, .zfs
| automatic registration with or without targets, layouts, profiles, meshing, contour lines, volume calculation (with or without projection on a reference plane), hollow volume calculation, modelling, coloring, texturing, ortho photo creation, 3d and projection based comparison of surfaces and point clouds, HTML export
| point data, obj, ply, fbx, xyz, dsm/dtm, geotiff, orthomosaic, true orthophoto, textures
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
| Reconstructor
|https://gexcel.it/en/software/reconstructor
| Yes
| independent of manufacturer
| Imports scans from 3D laser scanner sensors (.fls, .zfs, .rxp, .3dd, .x3s, .x3m, .clr, .cl3, .dp, .ixf, .nctri)
| Data Registration, point cloud automatic registration with or without targets, Noise Reduction, Feature Extraction, volume calculation (with or without projection on a reference plane), Ground Extraction, Measurement, Verification against CAD Model, orthophoto, Point Cloud Editing, Ortho Image measurement and exporting, Visualization File Export, Video Creation, CAD Data Import / Export, Annotation Creation
| PTX, LAS, LAZ, OBJ, PTS, PTX, TXT, E57, IGES, STEP, ASC, PLY, PTC, DWG, DXF, IXF
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|
|-
| Bentley Descartes
|Bentley Systems
| no
| independent of manufacturer
| various format
| meshing, classifying, coloring, texturing, draping, orthographic projection, merging with CAD or GIS data
| point data, obj, ply, pod, las, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho, textures
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|Bloom CE
|https://bloomce.com/#!/
|no
|independent of manufacturer
|FLS, ZFC, ZFS, TZF, RCP, e57, PTX, DP, LAS, ASCII, IFC, DWG, DGN, SAT, FBX, DAE, JPG, PNG
|Combine as-built point cloud and 3D (CAD) design data for deviation analysis, clash detection and change management. Process point cloud data from, LIDAR, Photogrammetry, SLAM, Laser Triangulation, 360 Photography and more. Register to plane, survey control points, cloud to cloud, CAD and spatial coordinates. 
|Pointcloud: RCP, e57, PTX, ASCII
CAD / Mesh: FBX, OBJ
|Windows
|
|-
|CloudCompare
|cloudcompare.org
|no
|xyz,las,laz,ply
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Blaze3D
|http://buckmartin.de/products/blaze3d.html
|no
|independent of manufacturer
|.stl, .ply, .obj, .off, .xyz, .xyzc, .xyzn, .csv, .psl, .ptx, .gcode, .las, .pts
|
|
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]]
|-
| InfiPoints
|https://www.elysium-global.com/en/product/infipoints/
| no
| independent of manufacturer
| FLS, FWS, PTX, E57, LAS, DP, ZFS, ZFPRJ, CL3, PTS, TXT
| Data Registration, Noise Reduction, Feature Extraction, Point Cloud Grouping, Ground Extraction, Measurement, Collision Detection, Verification against CAD Model, Polygon Generation, Point Cloud Editing, Pipe Modeling, Steel Structure Modeling, Equipment Modeling, Duct Modeling, Ortho Image Export, Visualization File Export, Video Creation, CAD Data Import / Export, Revit Plug-in, Data Size Reduction, Annotation Creation, External Referencing
| PTX, LAS, PTS, TXT, E57, IGES, STEP, DWG, DXF, CATIA V4/5, JT, Parasolid, ACIS (SAT), IFC
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|
|-
| Leica CYCLONE
|[[Company:Leica Geosystems|Leica Geosystems]]
| no
| Leica, Faro and others
| Leica, Faro and others scanners
| meshing
| point data, CAD formats
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|
|-
|Pointer Web-Platform
|[https://www.geosignum.com/ GeoSignum]
|no
|independent of manufactures
|XYZ,PTX,LAZ,LAS
|SaaS platform  to store, share, process, manage and visualize enormous LiDAR datasets, all within the same web-platform. Fully automated object detection, analysis and point cloud classification using only a web-browser. Detecting and analyzing trees, curbs,roads, crash barriers, pole-like objects, paint markings, sound walls,road signs, vehicles, DSM,DTM
|LAS,LAZ,CSV,SHP
|Web-browser
|
|-
| Pointools
|Bentley Systems
| no
| independent of manufacturer
| various format
| classifying, coloring, texturing, animation production
| point data, pod, las, obj, ply, xyz
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
| ReCap
|[[Company:Autodesk|Autodesk]]
| no
| independent of manufacturer
| XYZ, E57
| view, split and export
| AutoCAD, RCP, RCS
| AutoCAD plug-in, Revit plug-in, 3ds Max plug-in ([[Software:Windows|Windows]])
|-
|[[Software:RealityCapture|RealityCapture]]
|Capturing Reality
| yes
| independent of manufacturer
| ptx, e57
| meshing, coloring, texturing, orthographic projection
| point data, obj, ply, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho, textures
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|[https://geospatial.trimble.com/products-and-solutions/trimble-business-center Trimble Business Center]
|[https://www.trimble.com Trimble]
|yes
|independent of manufacturer
|LAS, LAZ, e57, PTX, PTS, POD, TDX
|region classifying, coloring, rendering, sampling, CAD point creation, orthophoto and panorama creation, feature extracting, point-based or automatic registration, georeferencing in a true geodetic environment (coordinate system projections)
|Point Cloud:
LAS, LAZ, e57, PTX, PTS, POD, TDX, TopoDOT, RCP, ASCII

Image:

GeoTIFF, JPEG, KML/KMZ, 3D PDF

CAD:

DWG, DXF, SHP, SKP 
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|[https://geospatial.trimble.com/products-and-solutions/trimble-realworks Trimble RealWorks]
| Trimble
| no
| independent of manufacturer
| various scanners, XYZ, E57, PTX, PTS, LAS, LAZ, ZFS, RSP, FLS, DP
| automatic registration with or without targets, layouts, profiles, meshing, contouring, volume calculation, modelling, classification, coloring, texturing, animation production, ortho photo creation, storage tank inspection, 3d and projection based comparison of surfaces and point clouds, publish projects for sharing
| E57, ASC, LAS 1.2, LAS 1.4, LAZ, POD, PTS, PTX, TZF, BSF, KMZ, DWG, DXF, DGN, FBX, OBJ
| [[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|Undet
|[https://www.undet.com/ Undet]
|no
|independent of manufactures
|*.E57, *.FLS, *.ZFS,*.LAS, *.LAZ, *.PTS, *.DP, *.FPR, *.LSPROJ, *.FWS, *.CL3, *.CLR, *.RSP, ASCII / NEZ (X,Y,Z/i/RGB).
|classifying, coloring, texturing, animation production
|*.LAS, *.TXT
|Windows
|
|-
|Voxxlr
|[https://www.voxxlr.com Voxxlr]
|no
|independent of manufacturer
|XYZ, E57, PTX, PTS, LAS, LAZ,
|Cloud application to store, process and share large 3D point clouds entirely online using only a standard web browser. Provides a growing number of measurement and annotation tools as well as various point cloud visualization techniques.
|ply, pdf
|Web browser
|}

== Programs for processing laser scanner data and photographs ==
The programs can import data of laser scanners, images or point clouds and process them for [[Geometric modeling|3D modeling]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Product name
! Manufacturer
! Photogrammetry
! Scan data import
! Import formats
! Processing
! Export formats
! Operating systems
|-
|ContextCapture
|Bentley Systems
| yes
| independent of manufacturer
| photo (various types, codecs), ptx, e57
| meshing, coloring, texturing, orthographic projection
| point data, obj, ply, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho, textures
| [[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|VisionLidar
|Geo-Plus
| yes
| independent of manufacturer
| photo (various types, codecs), ptx, e57
| meshing, coloring, texturing, orthographic projection
| point data, obj, ply, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho
| [[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|[[Software:RealityCapture|RealityCapture]]
|Capturing Reality
| yes
| independent of manufacturer
| photo (various types, codecs), ptx, e57
| meshing, coloring, texturing, orthographic projection
| point data, obj, ply, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho, textures
| [[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|-
|-

|}

== References ==
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