Why hackers moved from Hierarchical-Localization to colmap
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“is the more advance and less user friendly version of colmap: https://github.com/colmap/colmap”KaiserPro, 2025-12-06original comment ↗
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Hierarchical-Localization vs colmap
| Hierarchical-Localization | colmap | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 0 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 1 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Hierarchical-Localization
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Praise for colmap
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