Method for creating point cloud representations

A method for creating point cloud representations for a point cloud generated based on images captured by a camera as captured images, comprising:

• receiving raw data comprising the captured images, and position data and/or orientation data related to the capture of the images,
• generating the point cloud based on the captured images, and position data and/or orientation data, wherein each point of the point cloud comprises:
• coordinate information defining its position in a coordinate system;
• and
• quality information relating to the coordinate information, the quality information including at least a first parameter and a second parameter, the first parameter relating to a variance or deviation regarding position calculation for each point, the second parameter relating to a number of captured images used for position calculation for each point, wherein the quality information indicates an accuracy of the coordinate information;
• retrieving, from a user, selection criterion information, wherein the selection criterion information is related to the quality information comprised by the points of the point cloud, and
• filtering the generated point cloud and creating a filtered-point-cloud representation to be displayed while leaving volume and substance of the generated point cloud unchanged, wherein for each point of the point cloud its quality information is compared with the retrieved selection criterion information and only those points of the point cloud are used for the creation of the filtered-point-cloud representation to be displayed, which have a quality information fulfilling the retrieved selection criterion information, and
• displaying the filtered-point-cloud representation to the user.