PCL (Point Cloud Library)
Encyclopedia
PCL is a standalone open-source
framework
for n-dimensional point cloud
s and 3D geometry processing
. The library contains algorithms for filtering, feature estimation, surface reconstruction
, registration
, model fitting, and segmentation. PCL is developed by a large consortium of researchers and engineers around the world. It is written in C++
and released under the BSD license.
Open-source software
Open-source software is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.Open...
framework
Software framework
In computer programming, a software framework is an abstraction in which software providing generic functionality can be selectively changed by user code, thus providing application specific software...
for n-dimensional point cloud
Point cloud
A point cloud is a set of vertices in a three-dimensional coordinate system. These vertices are usually defined by X, Y, and Z coordinates, and typically are intended to be representative of the external surface of an object....
s and 3D geometry processing
Geometry Processing
Geometry processing, or mesh processing, is a fast-growing area of research that uses concepts from applied mathematics, computer science and engineering to design efficient algorithms for the acquisition, reconstruction, analysis, manipulation, simulation and transmission of complex 3D models...
. The library contains algorithms for filtering, feature estimation, surface reconstruction
Surface reconstruction
Surface reconstruction refers to the process by which atoms at the surface of a crystal assume a different structure than that of the bulk. Surface reconstructions are important in that they help in the understanding of surface chemistry for various materials, especially in the case where another...
, registration
Image registration
Image registration is the process of transforming different sets of data into one coordinate system. Data may be multiple photographs, data from different sensors, from different times, or from different viewpoints. It is used in computer vision, medical imaging, military automatic target...
, model fitting, and segmentation. PCL is developed by a large consortium of researchers and engineers around the world. It is written in C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
and released under the BSD license.