2021
List of Acronyms
| ADE | Application Domain Extension |
| AEC | Architecture/Engineering/Construction |
| AIA | American Institute of Architects |
| AR | Augmented Reality |
| B-Rep | Boundary Representation |
| BDS | Building Description System |
| BIM | Building Information Modeling |
| BMLS | Backpack-Mounted Laser Scanners |
| bSI | buildingSMART International |
| CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
| CIM | City Information Modeling |
| CNN | Convolutional Neuron Network |
| CPM | Critical Path Method |
| CSG | Constructive Solid Geometry |
| DARCES | Data-Aligned Rigidity-Constrained Exhaustive Search |
| DBMS | DataBase Management System |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| DL | Deep Learning |
| DM | Dense Matching |
| DSM | Digital Surface Model |
| DTM | Digital Terrain Model |
| ETL | Extract, Transform, Load |
| FME | Feature Management Engine |
| FoV | Field of View |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GLIDE | Graphical Language for Interactive DEsign |
| GLoD | Geometric Level of Detail |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HBIM | Historic Building Information Modeling |
| HMLS | Hand-held Mobile Laser Scanner |
| IAI | International Alliance for Interoperability |
| ICP | Iterative Closest Point |
| IDBE | Integrated Digital Built Environment |
| IDM | Information Delivery Manual |
| IFC | Industry Foundation Classes |
| IFD | Information Framework for Dictionaries |
| IMU | Inertial Measurement Unit |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ISPRS | International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote |
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| KML | Keyhole Markup Language |
| LiDAR | Light Detection And Ranging |
| LoA | Level of Accuracy |
| LoB | Line of Balance |
| LoD | “Level of Detail”/“Level of Development” |
| LoGeoRef | Level of GeoReferencing |
| LoI | Level of Information |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| MMS | Mobile Mapping System |
| MNO | Modifiable Nested Octree |
| MVD | Model View Definition |
| MVS | Multiple View Stereovision |
| NIBS | National Institute of Building Science |
| NURBS | Non-Uniform Rational Basic Spline |
| OGC | Open Geospatial Consortium |
| RANSAC | RANdom SAmple Consensus |
| RDF | Resource Description Framework |
| RGB-D | Red–Green–Blue-Depth |
| SFM | Structure From Motion |
| SIFT | Scale-Invariant Feature Transform |
| SIRS | Spatially Referenced Information Systems |
| SLAM | Simultaneous Localization And Mapping |
| SLoD | Semantic Level of Detail |
| SPR | Spatial Partitioning Representation |
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