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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-XLVIII-M-9-2025-457-2025</article-id>
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<article-title>Mobile Mapping for Architectural Survey. The Case of Doge’s Palace in Venice: Challenges and Lessons Learn</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Fassi</surname>
<given-names>Francesco</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8310</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>Dierna</surname>
<given-names>Massimo</given-names>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Taffurelli</surname>
<given-names>Laura</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Helder</surname>
<given-names>Jacopo Mario</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Fregonese</surname>
<given-names>Luigi</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Vassena</surname>
<given-names>Giorgio</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2249-8853</ext-link>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Department of Architetture, Building and Construction (ABC), Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 31, 20133 Milano, Italy</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Department of Civil, Architectural, Environmental Engineering and Mathematics (DICATAM), Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Gexcel srl, Via Branze 45, 25123 Brescia, Italy</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>01</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>XLVIII-M-9-2025</volume>
<fpage>457</fpage>
<lpage>464</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2025 Francesco Fassi et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2025</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>This paper discusses the utilization of a wearable Mobile Mapping System (MMS) (Gexcel HERON MS TWIN Color) for an extensive 3D survey of the Doge&amp;rsquo;s Palace in Venice, highlighting both the potential and the challenges of employing such technology in architectural contexts to achieve architectural accuracy standards. In under seven hours, a trajectory over 17 km was documented, resulting in 101 scan pathways and over 30 billion data points. To attain the necessary architectural precision (1&amp;ndash;5 cm), the MMS was integrated with static laser scans utilized as Ground Control Scans (GCSs), and data processing was performed using Heron Desktop, involving extensive parameter calibration and manual trajectory optimization to reduce SLAM-induced drift and misalignment. The study identifies significant issues such as the evaluation and mitigation of drift errors, as well as extensive data management, providing practical solutions and underscoring the essential role of human experience in the processing phase. Although wear-able MMS demonstrates significant potential for swift, extensive architecture documenting, the necessity for hybrid methodologies and meticulous preparation is crucial to achieving the elevated accuracy requirements mandated in cultural heritage contexts.</p>
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