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A vibrating target was employed to identify the limits and quality of the sensor in terms of noise, frequency, and range, and the results were compared to a laser displacement transducer. In addition, properties such as phone-to-target distance and lighting conditions were investigated. It was determined that the optimal phone-to-target distance range is between 0.30 m and 2.00 m. Despite an indicated sampling frequency equal to the 60 Hz framerate of the RGB camera, the LiDAR depth map sampling rate is actually 15 Hz, limiting the utility of this sensor for vibration measurement and presenting challenges if the depth map time series is not downsampled to 15 Hz before further processing. Depth maps were processed with Stochastic Subspace Identification in a Monte Carlo manner for stochastic modal parameter identification of a flexible steel cantilever. Despite significant noise and distortion, the natural frequencies were identified with an average difference of 1.9% in comparison to the laser displacement transducer data, and high-resolution mode shapes including uncertainty ranges were obtained and compared to an analytical solution counterpart. Our findings indicate that mobile LiDAR measurements can be a powerful tool in modal identification if used in combination with prior knowledge of the structural system. 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