This was the idea of Pixel8.earth [0] -- to combine data from many iPhones with lidar to accurately create a 3d map. The company was bought by Snap last year [1

This was the idea of Pixel8.earth [0] -- to combine data from many iPhones with lidar to accurately create a 3d map. The company was bought by Snap last year [1]. [0]: https://pixel8earth.medium.com/ https://pixel8earth.medium.com/ [1]: https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/26/snap-has-acquired-pixel8earth-a-3d-mapping-developer-for-7-6m/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/26/snap-has-acquired-pixel8ea...