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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</journal-id>
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<journal-title>The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9034</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIX-B4-2026-687-2026</article-id>
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<article-title>High-Precision Registration of Grotto Point Clouds Using Multi-Source Data Fusion</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Li</surname>
<given-names>Jinru</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0057-2642</ext-link>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hou</surname>
<given-names>Miaole</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ning</surname>
<given-names>Bo</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>He</surname>
<given-names>Yong</given-names>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>School of Geomatics and Urban Spatial Informatics,Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture - 102612 Beijing, China</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>School of Land Engineering, Chang’an University, - 710064 Xi&apos;an ,China</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff3">
<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Yungang Researeh Institute - 037007 Datong, China</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>04</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>XLIX-B4-2026</volume>
<fpage>687</fpage>
<lpage>693</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Jinru Li et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit <ext-link ext-link-type="uri"  xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ext-link></license-p>
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<p>To address the challenges of large initial pose discrepancies in grotto point clouds acquired from multiple sources, complex local geometric structures, significant noise interference, and the tendency of traditional ICP algorithms to fall into local optima, a high-precision point cloud registration method is proposed by integrating feature extraction with the collaborative optimization of coarse and fine registration. This method first performs point cloud preprocessing through voxel downsampling and outlier removal; it then extracts stable feature regions based on normal vector estimation and curvature analysis, and constructs feature representations using FPFH descriptors; building on this, the K-4PCS algorithm is employed to perform coarse registration and obtain optimal initial transformation parameters, followed by fine registration using an improved ICP algorithm combined with KD-tree-based search optimization. The proposed method was validated using the STANFORD DRAGON dataset and the point cloud of the Buddha head statue from Cave 18 of the Yungang Grottoes. The results indicate that the proposed method effectively improves the convergence speed and accuracy of point cloud registration. It demonstrates good stability and applicability in complex cave heritage scenarios and can provide methodological support for the fusion of multi-source point clouds in the digital preservation of cultural heritage.</p>
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