[serf]

from my experience photogrammetry suites tend to produce results that are a lot more 'delusional' than measuring with an actual sensor, especially if you're photographing reflective/metallic/transparent surfaces.

Yeah, LIDAR is sensitive too, but usually the data is missing rather than random/delusional. Missing points tend to be less labor-intensive to clean up on the results than erroneous points that totally deform whatever mesh they're a member of.