This paper provides an overview of 3D scanning methodologies and technologies proposed in the existing scientific and industrial literature. Throughout the paper, various types of the related techniques are reviewed, which consist, mainly, of close-range, aerial, structure-from-motion and terrestrial photogrammetry, and mobile, terrestrial and airborne laser scanning, as well as time-of-flight, structured-light and phase-comparison methods, along with comparative and combinational studies, the latter being intended to help make a clearer distinction on the relevance and reliability of the possible choices. Moreover, outlier detection and surface fitting procedures are discussed concisely, which are necessary post-processing stages.
@article{arxiv.1801.08863,
title = {3D Scanning: A Comprehensive Survey},
author = {Morteza Daneshmand and Ahmed Helmi and Egils Avots and Fatemeh Noroozi and Fatih Alisinanoglu and Hasan Sait Arslan and Jelena Gorbova and Rain Eric Haamer and Cagri Ozcinar and Gholamreza Anbarjafari},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.08863},
year = {2018}
}