10/15/2026
PHOTO, POINT CLOUD, OR GAUSSIAN SPLAT? Can you tell the difference?
While attending R-CON 2026 in Boise, Idaho, Katie Morris and Bret Burghdurf made a stop at Freak Alley Gallery, a colorful outdoor showcase of graffiti and street art!
We snapped a photo, then pulled out our TrueView GO NEO handheld LiDAR scanner to capture the same scene and create both a colorized 3D point cloud and a stunning 3D Gaussian Splat!
Take a look at A, B, and C. Can you tell which is which?
The Original Photo
The LiDAR Point Cloud
The 3D Gaussian Splat
Drop your guesses in the comments! 👇
It's amazing what's possible when you combine handheld LiDAR technology with LP360 processing software.
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