| Whether a building is being built from scratch or is | | | | Measured industrial surveys are used to gather |
| being reconstructed to improve its safety or | | | | precise measurements on variety of industrial |
| aesthetics, careful data measurements must be | | | | objects and environments, including but not limited |
| performed to insure that the building meets the | | | | to: industrial production halls, underground |
| design intent set forth before the project began. | | | | chambers, mines and shafts, telecommunication |
| To achieve the most accurate data | | | | towers, roads, railways, tunnels and bridges and |
| measurements, more companies are beginning to | | | | viaducts. Measured industrial surveys are |
| use 3D laser scanning services instead of | | | | commonly used to evaluate existing structures |
| traditional surveying methods. Compared to | | | | for repair and, when incorporating laser surveying, |
| traditional surveying methods, laser surveying | | | | can produce computer simulations of a structure |
| offers three advantages: it yields more accurate | | | | or object's strength. |
| data, it produces results in a shorter period of | | | | Engineering Surveys |
| time and it decreases the cost of the surveying | | | | Laser surveying brings to engineering surveys |
| process. | | | | increased timeliness and accuracy in the following |
| With traditional surveying methods, its can take | | | | endeavors, among others: setting out pipelines, |
| the surveyor weeks to complete the surveying | | | | setting out grid lines, adjusting network stations |
| process, which drives up the price. But laser | | | | and performing as-built surveys. In addition to |
| surveying can yield results in as little as one | | | | refining the engineering process, when performed |
| surveying session. If your company still uses | | | | through laser surveying, engineering surveys can |
| traditional surveying methods for the surveying | | | | serve as an informational bridge between the |
| process and you are considering switching to laser | | | | engineering process and the construction process, |
| surveying, you may be wondering exactly how | | | | particularly for how laser-surveying creates |
| laser surveying can benefit your company. Below, | | | | editable data that can be repurposed for a variety |
| we list four areas in which 3D laser scanning | | | | of endeavors. |
| services aid the surveying process. | | | | Deformation Surveys |
| Measured Building Surveys | | | | Deformation surveys are sometimes referred to |
| Measured buildings surveys are used to gather | | | | as "deformation monitoring" for how they monitor |
| precise measurements all types of buildings, | | | | the movement of objects and structures |
| including heritage sites. After the surveying | | | | surrounding building construction sites, mining |
| process is complete, the computerized data can | | | | operations and the construction of railways and |
| be transformed into 3D CAD models that are | | | | bridges. In some cases, deformation surveys are |
| capable of incorporating design intent, as well as | | | | performed intermittently. But some laser |
| 2D models that can be used to create floor plans, | | | | surveying companies also offer 24-hour |
| elevations or sections. An example of laser | | | | deformation surveying throughout the duration of |
| surveying in measured building surveys can be | | | | a project. Deformation surveys can serve as |
| found in the scanning of Monticello for historical | | | | both safety and preservation measures, and their |
| preservation. | | | | data is available in a variety of formats, including |
| Measured Industrial Surveys | | | | charts, diagrams and hypsometry. |