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Reality Capture, Laser Scanning & Mapping Guides

Practical technical guidance for architects, engineers, owners, facility managers, industrial teams, and infrastructure professionals planning existing-condition documentation projects.

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Explore technical guides covering building documentation, 3D laser scanning, industrial facilities, rail corridors, georeferenced imagery, and utility asset mapping.

BOMA area measurement services for commercial office building

Building Documentation, Commercial Real Estate8–10 Minutes

BOMA Area Measurement Guide for Commercial Properties

This guide explains how BOMA area measurement projects are scoped, field-verified, calculated, documented, and used for leasing, due diligence, property records, tenant improvements, and portfolio management.

3D laser scan data converted into point cloud CAD and Revit deliverables- Reality Capture for existing condition documenatation

3D Laser Scanning8 min read

The Fundamentals of Reality Capture and 3D Laser Scanning

A practical guide to how modern field-capture technologies create measurable digital records of buildings, facilities, and infrastructure.

Street-level imagery of electric utility distribution infrastructure

Geospatial Mapping, Utility Mapping8 min read

Street-Level Imagery for Electric Utility Asset Management

This buyer guide explains how electric utilities can plan and procure street-level imagery programs for asset inspection, GIS integration, route documentation, and long-term asset management. It covers camera selection, positioning accuracy, field operations, data processing, QA/QC, and RFP requirements.

Railroad Asset Mapping LiDAR and Surface Imaging

Rail & Infrastructure8 min read

Rail Corridor Mapping Guide: LiDAR, Imagery and Survey Control

This technical guide explains how mobile LiDAR, 360 imagery, GNSS/INS positioning, survey control and engineering production workflows support rail corridor planning, track surveys, asset documentation and design. It also outlines common deliverables and the questions owners and consultants should resolve before issuing a rail mapping scope.

Industrial as-built survey,Bathemtric Survey in 3D using Multi-beam sonar and laser scanner

Industrial8 min read

Industrial Laser Scanning Guide: Planning, Capture and Modeling

This guide explains how industrial laser scanning projects should be scoped, planned, captured, registered, quality checked, and converted into usable point clouds, CAD drawings, Revit models, and plant documentation. It also addresses site safety, access planning, survey control, operating constraints, deliverable definition, and client review.

Video Imagery software for aerial geovideo, maps, and data management. OcuMap Software is camera agnostic, supports 360 degree video GPS & panoramic imagery

Geospatial Mapping8 min read

Georeferenced Video vs. Photogrammetry: Choosing the Right Method

Georeferenced video and photogrammetry can both support infrastructure documentation, but they solve different problems and should be selected based on required accuracy, outputs, users, and decision-making needs.

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