I recently upgraded to the iPhone 12 Pro, I admit almost solely for the better camera and specifically to take better low light photos of the new baby. This thread inspired me to look a little more into its capabilities and check out the LiDAR apps that Dallas May mentioned.
The built in Measure app was significantly improved by the new sensors, so if you used it before and was disappointed, definitely check it out again. I plan on using it for quick measurements on field inspections / site visits. I haven't had a lot of time to investigate and play with many third party apps but I did check out "RoomScanLiDAR" and was amazed. It is a free app and allows you to scan room by room, a house and it creates a 3D model and automatically converts it into a 2D floor plan that you can then mark up. The quality of it was impressive from just the phone and a free app. It would be a handy tool for home inspectors or folks in real estate. I have yet to find an app with a more hydrologic lean but I will update if there is anything interesting out there that I can find. It seems that the phone would be capable of it, it is just a question if someone has wrote an app for it yet. Hopefully this is inspiring to others and may spur some investigating or code writing.
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Jessica J Bennett PE, M.ASCE
Project Engineer
Bellingham, WA
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Jessica Bennett P.E., M.ASCE
Project Manager
City of Bellingham
Bellingham WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-17-2021 10:28 AM
From: Natalya Sokolovskaya
Subject: iPhone12 LiDAR scanner for hydrology
Hi!
Has anyone used or seen any discussion about using the new iPhone's LiDAR scanner to create small-scale elevation maps for hydrologic analysis (or other purposes)?
Thank you!
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Natalya Sokolovskaya P.E., M.ASCE
Wynnewood PA
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