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by thebruce87m 244 days ago
> Plus, the relevant team may not even have a LIDAR scanner to do that properly as that's fairly specialist equipment.

There’s a good chance you have a LiDAR Scanner in your pocket right now.

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iPhone LIDARs don't have enough resolution for this and they work a lot better inside than outside.

There's also an interesting point about phone use in the field. It's surprisingly difficult. I haven't played around with lidar apps because my (personal) phone choice doesn't have the relevant hardware, but I wouldn't take it for granted that they work offline or there's app store access to install them.