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Point Cloud Library: History, Applications & Products

The Point Cloud Library (PCL) is an open-source library of algorithms for point cloud processing tasks and 3D geometry processing, such as occur in three-dimensional computer vision. The library contains algorithms for filtering, feature estimation, surface reconstruction, 3D registration, model fitting, object recognition, and segmentation. Each module…

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Point Cloud Library topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Point Cloud Library.

Related topics
58
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
63
Extracted relationships
28
Concept neighborhoods
10
Bridge connections
63

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 33 topics
Modules · 19 topics
3rd party libraries · 3 topics
Applications · 2 topics
History · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

License
BSD license
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
Willow Garage
Release
March 2010; 16 years ago (2010-03)
Repository
github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl
Stable release
1.15.1 / 26 August 2025; 11 months ago (26 August 2025)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Applications

3rd party libraries

History

Modules

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Point Cloud Library connects Entity context

The extracted context around Point Cloud Library shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Point Cloud Library → March, May, PCL's, The, Version, Willow Garage Another extracted example is Point Cloud Library → Library, PCL, Point Cloud LibraryPoint Cloud, UsersGitHub RepositoryTutorials. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Point Cloud Library

Top relations

related to history · 6
Point Cloud Library → March, May, PCL's, The, Version, Willow Garage
related to External links · 4
Point Cloud Library → Library, PCL, Point Cloud LibraryPoint Cloud, UsersGitHub RepositoryTutorials
License · 1
Point Cloud Library → BSD license
Operating system · 1
Point Cloud Library → Cross-platform
Original author · 1
Point Cloud Library → Willow Garage
Release · 1
Point Cloud Library → March 2010; 16 years ago (2010-03)
Repository · 1
Point Cloud Library → github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl
Stable release · 1
Point Cloud Library → 1.15.1 / 26 August 2025; 11 months ago (26 August 2025)
Type · 1
Point Cloud Library → Library
Website · 1
Point Cloud Library → pointclouds.org

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

point library pcl cloud data used points clouds 3d surface version also algorithms libraries pcd features implemented visualization several format

Point Cloud Library relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 28 structured relationships around Point Cloud Library. Examples in this analysis include Point Cloud Library → License → BSD license and Point Cloud Library → Operating system → Cross-platform. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Point Cloud LibraryLicenseBSD license1.00infobox
Point Cloud LibraryOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
Point Cloud LibraryOriginal authorWillow Garage1.00infobox
Point Cloud LibraryReleaseMarch 2010; 16 years ago (2010-03)1.00infobox
Point Cloud LibraryRepositorygithub.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl1.00infobox
Point Cloud LibraryStable release1.15.1 / 26 August 2025; 11 months ago (26 August 2025)1.00infobox
Point Cloud LibraryTypeLibrary1.00infobox
Point Cloud LibraryWebsitepointclouds.org1.00infobox
Qhullinstance ofAdditional libraries0.80text
OpenNIinstance ofAdditional libraries0.80text
or Qt are optionalinstance ofAdditional libraries0.80text
extend PCL with additional features.PCL is cross-platform software that runs on the most commonly used operating systemsinstance ofAdditional libraries0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Point Cloud Library bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Point, Data and Pcl. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Point Cloud Library
    • Point
    • Data
    • Pcl
    • Library
    • 3d
    • Points
    • Used
    • Contains
    • Format
    • Algorithms
    • Provides
    • Implemented
  • point cloud library
    • Point
    • Pcl
    • Data
    • Algorithms
    • Library
    • 3d
    • Points
    • Used
    • Clouds
    • Contains
    • Format
    • Also
  • library
    • Pcl
    • Algorithms
    • Point
    • 3d
    • Clouds
    • Contains
    • Data
    • Also
    • Surface
    • Used
    • Provides
    • Search
  • point cloud
    • Point
    • Data
    • Pcl
    • Library
    • 3d
    • Points
    • Used
    • Contains
    • Format
    • Algorithms
    • Visualization
    • Number
  • stitch 3d point clouds together
    • Point
    • Algorithms
    • Model
    • Several
    • Clouds
    • Based
    • Data
    • Cloud
    • Points
    • Also
    • Visualization
    • Two
  • model fitting
    • Registration
    • Various
    • Surface
    • Visualization
    • Different
    • Several
    • Org
    • Used
    • Based
    • Search
    • System
    • File
  • iterative closest point
    • Points
    • Used
    • Number
    • Different
    • Surface
    • Various
    • Visualization
    • Based
    • Registration
    • Two
    • Several
    • System
  • 3rd party libraries
    • System
    • Several
    • Pcl
    • Org
    • Used
    • Version
    • Registration
    • Provides
    • Search
    • File
    • Model
    • Visualization

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Point Cloud Library, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Point Cloud Library with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Point Cloud Library — Overview · splits 30 ⟂ 34
Point Cloud Library — Modules · splits 44 ⟂ 20
Point Cloud Library — 3rd party libraries · splits 60 ⟂ 4
Point Cloud Library — Applications · splits 61 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Point Cloud Library

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples28
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Point Cloud Library to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Point Cloud Library · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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