On Structure-From-Motion Application Challenges: Good Practices

Numerous software solutions that implement the Structure-from-Motion/Multi-View Stereo (SfM/MVS) 3D reconstruction approach have been made available during the last decade. These allow the production of high quality in terms of geometry and colour information 3D models with the use of unordered image collections that depict a static scene or object from arbitrary viewpoints. Nowadays SfM/MVS-based 3D reconstruction approaches constitute a popular solution in a variety of applications within the cultural heritage domain. As with all 3D reconstruction approaches it has its limitations and application challenges. In this work, the authors attempt to compose a set of guidelines that are based on the important outcomes of important published works that propose solutions that overcome the various challenges introduced by non-friendly surface types.