Data is only useful
when it moves work.
Choose the files your next team needs. We can scope one output or a coordinated set.
| Deliverable | Format | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Existing geometry | E57 / LAS / RCP | Registered point cloud + viewer |
| 2D as-built | DWG + PDF | Plans, sections, elevations, roof plans |
| BIM | RVT / IFC | LOD 200–300 default; LOD 400 if scoped |
| Roof / site map | GeoTIFF ortho, DSM / DTM | Contours, surfaces, site context |
| Volumes | PDF + CSV | Stockpile, material, and area reports |
| Visual walkthrough | Optional | Orientation, not an engineering substitute |
| QA | RMSE / registration | Control, coverage, and handoff notes |
LOD and accuracy
are part of the conversation.
We state what was captured, what was modeled, and what was checked. Typical TLS field accuracy is ±2–6 mm depending on conditions, control, range, surfaces, and registration. Modeling LOD is scoped to what your project needs — not inflated for a brochure.
Choosing between a point cloud, CAD, and BIM
If your team has modelers, take the point cloud and build exactly what you need. If the output is a permit set, a layout, or a facilities drawing, scan-to-CAD is faster and cheaper. If several trades have to coordinate in the same space — which is most retrofit work — scan-to-BIM is what prevents the clash from being discovered in the field.
These are not exclusive. A common package is a registered cloud, a 2D set for the facilities team, and a modeled zone only where the tie-in happens.
Measurement products from the same capture
Once a building is registered, several common questions are answered from the same dataset rather than from a second site visit. These are scoped as add-ons rather than separate projects:
- Clear height survey under joists, duct, sprinkler, and lighting
- Roof area takeoff and penetration counts for reroofing and solar
- Quantity takeoff from scan data for estimating
- Slab elevation survey and floor flatness context
- Deformation survey for buildings, tanks, and structures
- Design vs as-built comparison and construction verification
- MEP coordination scan and Navisworks clash model
- Prefabrication scan data for off-site fabrication
Several of these are the whole scope often enough to have a page of their own: measured floor plans for a facilities team, a complete as-built record set at close-out, installed work checked against the design while it is still accessible, and a navigable walkthrough for the people who will never open CAD. Aerial work splits the same way — inspection stills and video when the answer is a photograph rather than a quantity. Where the subject is a machine rather than a building, equipment and part capture runs on the same field day, and where the question is how much space is actually there, verified area with the geometry attached answers a leasing conversation rather than an engineering one.
For a format-by-format explanation — E57, LAS, LAZ, RCS, RCP, IFC, GeoTIFF — see the point cloud file formats guide.
Make the invisible
measurable.
Tell us what is inside, outside, and on the line. We will help you scope the capture and the handoff — in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
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