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Using a Leica ScanStation P20 along with georeferenced targets produces the highest accuracy point clouds.

Visualizing the Perfect Putt

High-definition laser scanned topography-included in golfing greens contours books-elevates putting performance at the U.S. Open. It was two o’clock in the morning and pitch black, except for the red laser of the scanner. It pierced the darkness, accurately tracing the putting green’s profile. Michael O’Brien was enjoying perfect working conditions on the historic Pinehurst No....

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Golf Simulator: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Green

A new hyper-real golf simulator app developed with point clouds calibrates golf greens so golfers can raise their mental game. Every golfer knows, you “drive for show put for dough.” Yet, once the ball is within several yards of the hole, it seems to take on a mind of its own. It speeds up, slows...