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title: "Hexagon GeoCloud Glossary"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/llms.txt
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# Hexagon GeoCloud Glossary

| Term/Abbreviation | Description |
| --- | --- |
| AWS | Amazon Web Service |
| BLK | Black. The BLK series of reality capture sensors is designed to democratize reality capture worldwide. [https://shop.leica-geosystems.com/leica-blk/about-blk](https://shop.leica-geosystems.com/leica-blk/about-blk) |
| B2G | The .b2g file format is a proprietary file format developed by Leica Geosystems for storing point clouds, images, and metadata produced by BLK devices (BLK2GO, BLK2FLY, etc.) |
| E57 | The .57 file format is a compact, vendor-neutral format for storing point clouds, images, and metadata produced by 3D imaging systems, such as laser scanners. [http://libe57.org/](http://libe57.org/) |
| HAR | HAR stands for HTTP Archive. A HAR file is a JSON-formatted archive file that records the interactions between a web browser and a website. |
| IFC | The Industry Foundation Class format serves as an open, standardized data modeling standard for exchanging building data and information across various BIM tools and applications. |
| LAS | Lidar Aerial Survey is a binary file format designed for the interchange and archiving of lidar point cloud data. It is an open format specified by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) |
| LGS | The LGS file format is a proprietary file format developed by Leica Geosystems for storing point clouds, images, and metadata produced by 3D imaging systems, such as laser scanners |
| LGSx | Extended version of LGS file format |
| Mesh | Mesh is a structural build of a 3D model consisting of polygons. Meshes use reference points in X, Y and Z axes to define shapes with height, width and depth |
| PTS | Plain Text Point Data: A PTS file is a plain text file that stores point data, typically collected using a LIDAR scanner |
| Quota | The over all amount of data that can be stored in Hexagon GeoCloud. |
| GeoCloud | Hexagon GeoCloud is a powerful cloud application based on HxDR for reality capture data visualization, collaboration, and storage |
| VIS | Visual Inertial System deployed in RTC360 and new BLK360 |