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X 130 and X 330 • SCENE 5.3
September 2014
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Scanning Strategies
This lesson explains some of the basic scanning strategies that can be
used, depending on site conditions and other factors that affect your scan
project. Understanding and practicing scanning strategies allows you to
adapt the elements of each strategy to individual scan projects.
There are several different strategies that can be used to maximize the
efficiency of a scan project. Which strategy you select depends on the
size of the project, whether you will be using targets, the number of
targets you have, and other factors.
There are three general types of strategies:
• Centralized – Involves placing either the object of interest, the
targets, or the first scan in the center of the scan area.
• Traversing – Involves moving targets from one scan area to another,
and linking adjacent scans with targets arranged in the overlapping
scan areas.
• Detail with an Overview – Involves capturing a low-resolution
overview scan of the entire area, and then scanning a smaller area at
a higher resolution.
• Targetless – Use sensor data, ensure at least 30 percent overlap, and
capture scans consecutively.
Scanning strategies can be combined and altered for each scan project.
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Centralized strategies involve placing either the object of interest, the
targets, or the reference scan in the center of the scan area.
Use Centralized strategies when the object or area of interest is small
enough that you can arrange all of the targets before you begin scanning.
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