An example method includes causing a light projecting system of the distance sensor to project a three-dimensional pattern onto an object, wherein the three-dimensional pattern comprises a plurality of points of light, causing a light receiving system of the distance sensor to capture an image of the three-dimensional pattern projected onto the object, calculating a first set of three-dimensional coordinates for a first point of the plurality of points of light, wherein the calculating is based on an appearance of the first point in the image and knowledge of a trajectory of the first point, retrieving a first distance measurement characteristic for the first point that is measured during a calibration of the distance sensor, appending the first distance measurement characteristic to the first set of three-dimensional coordinates, and outputting a set of data including the first set of three-dimensional coordinates appended with the distance measurement characteristic.

An example method includes causing a light projecting system of the distance sensor to project a three-dimensional pattern onto an object, wherein the three-dimensional pattern comprises a plurality of points of light, causing a light receiving system of the distance sensor to capture an image of the three-dimensional pattern projected onto the object, calculating a first set of three-dimensional coordinates for a first point of the plurality of points of light, wherein the calculating is based on an appearance of the first point in the image and knowledge of a trajectory of the first point, retrieving a first distance measurement characteristic for the first point that is measured during a calibration of the distance sensor, appending the first distance measurement characteristic to the first set of three-dimensional coordinates, and outputting a set of data including the first set of three-dimensional coordinates appended with the distance measurement characteristic.