Reality Cloud Studio: 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
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/
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 RCS.
RCS	Reality Cloud Studio 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