Laser Scanning

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First deployed in the construction industry in the mid-1990s for site surveying purposes, reality capture via laser scanning involves the use of scans that are converted into models containing detailed information about sites or buildings.

The technology has been used for years by large construction firms like Clark, Skanska and PCL in areas ranging from building design and renovations to infrastructure projects and historical preservation.Reality capture data models can be made from 3D scans, laser scans, drone photographs and 360-degree photographs.

Using hardware such as a laser scanner, 360-degree camera or camera-mounted drone, a worker can scan a site or building in order to capture a detailed set of physical points of reference modeled as data points.