Hexagon GeoCloud Glossary

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

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/

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