{
  "id": 487015,
  "title": "Should the SfM pipeline be from scratch?",
  "url": "/competitions/image-matching-challenge-2024/discussion/487015",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2024-03-27T07:00:20.262742600Z",
  "votes": 3,
  "comment_count": 2,
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  "content": "<p>In the problem statement, there was no information about whether participants have to construct the SfM pipeline from scratch using mathematical equations or if we can use existing Open-Source solutions and fine-tune the parameters to get the desired output.</p>",
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      "id": "2718605",
      "postDate": "03/27/2024 07:00:20",
      "content": "<p>In the problem statement, there was no information about whether participants have to construct the SfM pipeline from scratch using mathematical equations or if we can use existing Open-Source solutions and fine-tune the parameters to get the desired output.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "In the problem statement, there was no information about whether participants have to construct the SfM pipeline from scratch using mathematical equations or if we can use existing Open-Source solutions and fine-tune the parameters to get the desired output.",
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      "id": "2718686",
      "postDate": "03/27/2024 07:45:46",
      "content": "<p>I am not sure what do you mean exactly, but yes, you can use open source libraries.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am not sure what do you mean exactly, but yes, you can use open source libraries.",
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      "id": "2719344",
      "postDate": "03/27/2024 16:37:59",
      "content": "<p>I was just asking if we have to build a SfM pipeline from scratch or if we can use Open-Source solutions and build on it. Thanks anyways</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I was just asking if we have to build a SfM pipeline from scratch or if we can use Open-Source solutions and build on it. Thanks anyways",
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    {
      "id": 2718686,
      "author_name": "oldufo",
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      "post_date": "03/27/2024 07:45:46",
      "content": "<p>I am not sure what do you mean exactly, but yes, you can use open source libraries.</p>",
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        {
          "id": 2719344,
          "author_name": "sanjaiivijay",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "03/27/2024 16:37:59",
          "content": "<p>I was just asking if we have to build a SfM pipeline from scratch or if we can use Open-Source solutions and build on it. Thanks anyways</p>",
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    "2718605": "In the problem statement, there was no information about whether participants have to construct the SfM pipeline from scratch using mathematical equations or if we can use existing Open-Source solutions and fine-tune the parameters to get the desired output.",
    "2718686": "I am not sure what do you mean exactly, but yes, you can use open source libraries.",
    "2719344": "I was just asking if we have to build a SfM pipeline from scratch or if we can use Open-Source solutions and build on it. Thanks anyways"
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