<p>iPhone and Android apps for photogrammetry and now LiDAR scanning have multiplied over the last 2 years. The primary driver is product placement, however some open source options are making way for both art and art preservation</p>
<ahref="https://www.myminifactory.com/scantheworld/">Scan the World</a>
<p><ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenberg%E2%80%93Marquardt_algorithm">Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm</a> or damped least-squares algorithm (dls) are used to minimize the error across 3d coordinates. This procedure is typically called <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundle_adjustment">bundle adjustment</a>.</p>
<p>Groundwork camera properties and standards for USGS photgrammetry surveys.</p>