Issues for data reduction of dense three-dimensional data
Joseph H. Nurre, Jennifer J. Whitestone, Dennis B. Burnsides, David M. Hoeferlin · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1995
Acquiring a large quantity of 3D data has become common plane with the advent of new technologies. Reducing the number of data points improves processing speed and storage requirements. Astute data reduction requires an understanding of the correlation between data measures and geometric measures. These relationships are dependent upon the data reduction algorithm used. This paper investigates these relationships for a small number of data reduction algorithms. A framework is presented for tracking these changes and for assisting a user in identifying the most appropriate data reduction method for their application.