ISPRS-Archives The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ISPRS-Archives Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci. 2194-9034 Copernicus Publications Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2022-303-2022 3D MAPPING OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS USING APPLE SMART DEVICES Díaz-Vilariño L. 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-9431 Tran H. 2 Frías E. 1 Balado J. 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3758-3102 Khoshelham K. 2 CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, GeoTECH Group, Campus Universitario de Vigo, As Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain Dept. of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia 01 06 2022 XLIII-B4-2022 303 308 Copyright: © 2022 L. Díaz-Vilariño et al. 2022 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is available from https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2022-303-2022.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2022-303-2022.pdf

Recent integration of LiDAR into smartphones opens up a whole new world of possibilities for 3D indoor/outdoor mapping. Although these new systems offer an unprecedent opportunity for the democratization in the use of scanning technology, data quality is lower than data captured from high-end LiDAR sensors. This paper is focused on discussing the capability of recent Apple smart devices for applications related with 3D mapping of indoor and outdoor environments. Indoor scenes are evaluated from a reconstruction perspective, and three geometric aspects (<i>local precision</i>, <i>global correctness</i>, and <i>surface coverage</i>) are considered using data captured in two adjacent rooms. Outdoor environments are analysed from a mobility point of view, and elements defining the physical accessibility in building entrances are considered for evaluation.