Everything about Point Cloud Library
Open-source algorithm library
The Point Cloud Library (PCL) is an open-source library of algorithms for point cloud processing tasks and 3D geometry processing, such as occur in three-dimensional computer vision. The library contains algorithms for filtering, feature estimation, surface reconstruction, 3D registration, model fitting, object recognition, and segmentation. Each module is implemented as a smaller library that can be compiled separately. PCL has its own data format for storing point clouds - PCD, but also allows datasets to be loaded and saved in many other formats. It is written in C++ and released under the BSD license. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Point Cloud LibraryA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Wuthering HeightsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Tutorial: Point Cloud Library: Three-Dimensional Object Recognition and 6 DOF Pose EstimationCited 281 times
- Go sideways: CloudCompareA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Livewire Segmentation TechniqueA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Tutorial: Point Cloud Library: Three-Dimensional Object Recognition and 6 DOF Pose Estimation
Registration with the Point Cloud Library: A Modular Framework for Aligning in 3-D
A Parallel N-Dimensional Space-Filling Curve Library and Its Application in Massive Point Cloud Management
3D robot perception with Point Cloud Library
Point Cloud Denoising and Simplification Algorithm Based on Method Library
The testing of PCL: an open-source library for point cloud processing
3D Reconstruction of Rock Mass Based on Point Cloud Library
PyForestScan: A Python library for calculating forest structural metrics from lidar point cloud data
📚 Books worth reading
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë · 1846
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · 1876
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne · 1800
Sense and SensibilityJane Austen · 1811
The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum · 1899
The Art of War孙武 (Sun Tzu) · 1900
The Mysterious Affair at StylesAgatha Christie · 1920
The Secret AdversaryAgatha Christie · 1922
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