Questions:
- Develop a research question related to Geomatics, but not necessarily related to Land Administration.
- Locate 3 sources that would help to answer your question: one book, one journal article, and one website.
- For each source, provide a citation in APA or Lecture Notes 54 format, and give a brief assessment (1 paragraph/4-5 sentences) of it.
My opposed question is how does pulse-based terrestrial laser scanning work? Please note, this is also known as time of flight laser scanning.
Sources and Citations:
Website: SurvTech Solutions: How does Laser Scanning work?
This is part of SurvTech Solutions website – a survey firm with headquarters in Tampa, Florida. They are a large firm and provide service for many of the southeastern United States. Because they are a business, readers must be aware of sales pitch techniques and bias towards their company. This provides a good overview of the subject but doesn’t go in too much depth as this isn’t their goal. There website looks very professional and they have a lot of experience suggesting they know and are confident on the technicalities of the topic.
Solutions, S. (n.d.). How does Laser Scanning work? Retrieved February 4, 2019, from http://floridalaserscanning.com/3d-laser-scanning/how-does-laser-scanning-work/
Book: Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanning. By George Vosselman & Hans-Gerd Maas
Out of the 12 authors on this book, most of them have their masters or PhD in Geomatics or Mathematics and are professors all around the world. This suggest a wide range of knowledge and is less likely to individual bias as they each have their own background/education and are scattered across the globe. This book goes into vast amounts of detail compared to the other sources as they are all experts in the field. Many of the authors have other published work and is cited a high number of times suggesting other people also trust their judgement and work.
Vosselman, G., & Maas, H. (Eds.). (2010). Airborne and terrestrial laser scanning. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
Journal: GIM Magazine: Terrestrial Laser Scanning
This journal is a feature in GIM International magazine. This magazine is widely known and is called the “global magazine for Geomatics”. The co-author of the featured journal, Luigi Colombo, is an expert in Geomatics and 3D scanning. Many of his published writings are heavily cited by other individuals. As stated, this is in a Geomatics Magazine so it may go further in depth and use specific terms only individuals with previous knowledge on the topic will understand. Besides answering my question, it talks about the physical set up and what software to use which allows a better understanding over the topic in general. Lastly, it is from 2010 so it is necessary to acknowledge that this topic has developed and advanced but the basic principles remain the same.
Colombo, L., & Marana, B. (2010). Terrestrial laser scanning. Gim International,24(12).
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