Cutting Edge Technology
Pickering Associates has invested in state-of-the-art 3D Scanning technologies to more quickly and accurately document existing site conditions. This helps our design teams capture existing site data in more detail and in a format known as photogrammetry. This tool allows us to send a small scanning team to perform reality capture services to digitize the conditions of the area and integrate as-built conditions into our 3D modeling and BIM workflows.
Our Process
This data capture method is safer and more efficient for our designers.
It significantly reduces the time and equipment needed for traditional hand-measuring that our industry has been accustomed to throughout the years. The scanner gathers millions of measurements in only minutes. The data is three dimensional, includes detailed color photographs throughout the scanned area, and grants our designers the ability to measure from a 360-degree image. Using the point cloud with higher accuracy and visual processing tools, we can better understand the data, see variations in slope, or measure every inch without ever having to physically stepping foot in the area.
Survey quality accuracy can also be achieved when required. The point cloud also allows us to propose new designs and overlay them with the as-built conditions, allowing for clash detection and constructability reviews that will reduce changes in the field during construction. 3D Scanning is a powerful tool in the hands of our designers that will benefit your project.