Florida 3D Laser Scanning Experts

3D Scanning (Terrestrial LiDAR) has been around for over three decades. With the invention of 3D scanning, items that could never be measured with accuracy can now be measured in high definition and in 3D. 3D laser scanning is a non-contact technology that digitally captures the shape of physical objects using a line of laser light, also known as LiDAR (Light Distance And Ranging), and was invented in the 1960's, but wasn't used commercially until the 1990's, where it first appeared in airplanes. In the late 90's the technology progressed to a point where a LiDAR sensor was small enough to be mounted on a survey tripod. 3D laser scanners create ‘point clouds’ of data from the surface of an object. In other words, 3D laser scanning is a way to capture a physical object’s exact size and shape by measuring millions, even billions of points (x,y,z position) on structures. When the density of points is great enough, it creates a 3D point cloud that emulates the structure in real life. Through the use of intensity values and digital imaging being combined with the scan, you can create a colorized point cloud. When the point density is great enough for the human eye not to be able to identify the open space between points, you now have the beginnings of virtual reality or a digital twin of the real world. 

LiDAR sensors have now become efficient and small enough to be mounted on numerous platforms, including UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles [drones]), USVs (unmanned surface vehicles [remote control boats]), cars and trucks. SurvTech collects LiDAR data from all of these platforms. To collect LiDAR data from moving platforms, it requires additional equipment, such as GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems), also known as precision GPS, and IMUs (Inertial Measurement Systems) to accurately position the sensor position and orientation (trajectory, heave, pitch, and roll). Mobile scanning was limited to the outside world until recently, when GPS could be used for precise positioning. Then the SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) algorithm was developed, allowing mobile scanning without GPS positioning, which has enabled mobile indoor mapping. SurvTech offers a solution for every one of the platforms mentioned above. We have airplanes and UAVs that collect LiDAR (See Aerial and UAV pages), mobile mapping from trucks and boats, 3D scanning (terrestrial LiDAR from tripods), and mobile indoor mapping. Our team can capture data at a rate of up to 1 million points per second from static and mobile platforms. As a result, measurements can be made quickly and easily without return site visits, and we can transform that data into any deliverable.

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3D Laser Scanning by SurvTech Solutions is more than just a fancy piece of technology, it literally puts any project manager in the driver’s seat as far as accuracy, speed, and control. With the 3D Laser Scanning system utilized by SurvTech Solutions As Built Surveys are completed to the utmost accuracy, under almost any weather or site conditions, and furthermore, Laser Scanning allows SurvTech Solutions to work and get your completed survey back to you much faster than traditional surveying methods. Give your architectural, engineering or construction project the firm foundation it needs with functional data collected by our professional surveyors.

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If you are looking for the highest levels of professionalism and accurate data with efficient surveyors that are ready to embrace the cutting edge of surveying technology, then 3D Laser Scanning from SurvTech Solutions is the ONLY choice for your project and your firm.

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