Surveying and Reality Capture
Expand your practices beyond static laser scanning to combine traditional surveying practices with advanced technology to efficiently capture and create accurate, comprehensive representations of physical spaces, enabling better understanding, planning, and management of the built environment, both indoors and outdoors (topographic).
Reality capture technology that benefits YOU
NavVis offers SLAM-based, wearable mobile mapping solutions to empower surveying and reality capture professionals to capture accurate data, visualize it effectively, and integrate it into existing workflows.
Up to 10x faster than static scanning in the field
Point cloud accuracy up to 5mm
Use cases
Surveying
As-built documentation & Scan-to-BIM
Construction documentation and verification
From capturing precise measurements to creating detailed 3D models of existing structures or construction sites, SLAM-based laser scanning has proven to be a valuable tool for construction documentation, combining high-definition panoramic imagery with laser scanning accuracy that professionals in the construction industry need to make informed decisions. Those responsible for documenting the current state of a site benefit from its ability to rapidly and accurately capture complex geometries and existing conditions throughout the construction lifecycle.
Surveyors and laser scanning experts similarly play a crucial role in the verification process, leveraging SLAM-based laser scanning to confirm dimensions and ensure the alignment of construction with approved plans. This integration of surveying and laser scanning expertise into the documentation and verification processes offers significant advantages in quickly and frequently gathering accurate as-built data that is information-rich. It enables construction managers to monitor progress, foresee issues before they arise, streamline processes, reduce errors, minimize disruption and on-site risks, and improve overall project coordination.
Here are some articles you might find interesting:
- Can you measure floor flatness with NavVis VLX? We didn’t think so
- Skanska maps St. Nicholas Church in New York City with NavVis VLX
- Scanning a high-rise building in Berlin with NavVis VLX
- Using NavVis VLX on a construction site for as-built documentation
Heritage
Mobile mapping systems provide a non-invasive, accurate, and highly efficient method for capturing heritage sites and buildings, both indoors and outdoors. It has proven to be especially useful for projects requiring more extensive documentation while dealing with limited time on-site and tight budget constraints. The documentation generated from the data allows for preserving detailed 3D information such as measurements, features, and surfaces. The resulting digital models and visual representations can serve as references for documentation, restoration, or conservation of heritage sites.
Here are some articles you might find interesting:
- Vermessung Schubert brings BIM to an Austrian landmark
- Rochsburg Castle: Built over 800 years, surveyed in three weeks
- Capturing the castle with NavVis VLX
- For an earthquake-damaged castle, reality capture helps reconstruction
Topographic
Urban topographic mapping often encounters challenges when using traditional surveying methods. These challenges include working in areas that are hazardous and time-consuming to capture or that make conventional surveying techniques less effective. SLAM-based laser scanning reduces the need for multiple site visits by capturing vital elements more comprehensively in the initial survey; this is crucial when elements were not correctly specified or left out of the original project scope. When integrated into topographic workflows, SLAM-based laser scanning complements and enhances traditional surveying methods such as static laser scanning and total stations, offering a more efficient and comprehensive approach to terrain data capture.
The primary outcome of employing SLAM-based laser scanning in topographic mapping is the creation of detailed 2D and 3D maps and panoramic imagery. These deliverables accurately represent the terrain's geometry and features, whether a street or a building. Thanks to the precise and detailed data obtained through this method, they are also valuable for a wide range of applications, including land surveying and infrastructure planning.
Here are some articles you might find interesting:
- Asset Survey Solutions uses NavVis VLX to reduce time spent in hazardous environment by 87.5%
- Capturing the castle with NavVis VLX
- NavVis VLX 3 point cloud data: Road junction (in .e57 format and results of the topographic survey in .dxf and .dwg formats)
- NavVis VLX 3 point cloud data: Culver city (in .e57 format and results of the topographic survey in .dxf and .dwg formats)
Industrial facilities
Mobile mapping systems are powerful tools for capturing as-built information of industrial facilities and being the foundation for digital twins. Their ability to quickly capture and provide highly accurate 3D representations of complex industrial facilities saves time, minimizes disruption, reduces costs, and enhances safety. The resulting point cloud data and panoramic imagery can be used to generate information-rich 3D models and 2D floorplans and drawings, serving as a digital record for future reference. SLAM-based mobile mapping hardware and software empower professionals to move away from intensive modeling workflows to make informed, real-time decisions based on reality. As such, it optimizes the documentation process and ensures consistent, accurate information is available for activities such as facility management, regulatory compliance, and factory remodeling.
Here are some articles you might find interesting:
- Scanning deep underground water reservoirs with NavVis VLX
- How NavVis disrupts the traditional 3D data capture work process
- Reality capture workflows heighten safety in nuclear decommissioning
- NavVis Digital Factory Solution is a key building block for the production of the future
Infrastructure and transportation
SLAM laser scanning offers a powerful solution for infrastructure and transportation applications enabling the generation of detailed 2D and 3D models of infrastructure such as streets, bridges, and buildings such as train/subway stations and airports. With much of today’s extensive, aging infrastructure built before the introduction of CAD (Computer Aided Drawings), many projects begin with little to no digital documentation. Thanks to revolutionary reality capture capabilities to quickly generate rich spatial data, it optimizes asset management and monitoring processes and aids in urban planning and design. The ability to capture detailed 3D data in real time makes it an essential technology in modern infrastructure and transportation sectors where minimal disruption of operations and reduced time spent in hazardous environments is crucial.
Here are some articles you might find interesting:
- How LevelS3D mapped the République Métro in Paris, powered by NavVis
- Surveying an extension to Munich Airport during construction
- Scanning a construction project at one of Europe’s busiest airports
- Vermessung Schubert brings BIM to an Austrian landmark
Existing buildings & building measurement surveys
Mobile mapping systems powered by SLAM offer several advantages when capturing and generating data for building measurement surveys. These include faster data acquisition, increased efficiency, and the ability to capture large or complex environments comprehensively. Not only is mobile mapping technology ideal for capturing high-quality panoramic imagery of a building or site it is also beneficial for capturing exterior building facades, urban areas, or large-scale projects when exclusive use of a traditional static scanner may be impractical or time-consuming.
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Watch NavVis technology in action behind the scenes of real projects
What does this mean for MY business?
Finish bigger projects faster and take on more projects with your existing workforce with a solution that is up to 10x faster in the field and up to 3x faster in the office.
Get on and get off of sites faster. Reduce the amount of downtime required for your scan and win new clients in sensitive industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and more.
Start offering fully immersive 360° walkthroughs generated by your mobile scanner. Make your list of services more compelling than your competitors.
Meet the needs of price-sensitive customers while increasing your profit margin.
By improving your efficiency, flexibility, and services, and reducing disruptions to your clients, you’ll make your business stand out from competitors.
Empower your clients to reduce travel by providing remote access to the physical site.
NavVis workflow and products
NavVis VLX wearable mapping device and NavVis IVION provide an end-to-end reality capture solution for laser scanning, surveyors and engineers.
Manage your point clouds with intuitive tools for creation, collaboration, and publication.
NavVis VLX
NavVis IVION Processing
NavVis IVION Core
NavVis VLX 2
Ready for anything
NavVis VLX 2 is the industry-trusted wearable mobile mapping system designed for laser scanning professionals that require fast, accurate, and affordable reality capture of the built environment.
Learn more about NavVis VLX 2NavVis VLX 3
The cornerstone of reality capture
NavVis VLX 3 is the industry-leading, wearable mobile mapping system that efficiently delivers comprehensive, highly detailed reality capture data to laser scanning professionals for complex sites, both indoor and outdoor.
Learn more about NavVis VLX 3NavVis IVION Processing
Take your processing workflow to the next level
An industry-leading data processing software for laser scanning professionals. Get started today with a swift, secure, and simple way to process NavVis data at scale.
Learn more about NavVis IVION ProcessingNavVis IVION Core
Add more value to sites and assets
A reality capture platform for laser scanning professionals and engineers. Manage your point clouds with intuitive tools for creation, collaboration, and publication. NavVis IVION Core makes mobile mapping workflows more efficient, speeds up model creation and delivery, and adds value to your data.
Learn more about NavVis IVION CoreNavVis seamlessly fits into existing workflows of third party solutions
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