The Advantages of Laser Surveying
Nowadays, laser surveying is a much more accurate and efficient way of determining a building’s complex features. In order to decipher this information in the past, it was common practice to use traditional methods. However, laser surveying has a lot of benefits over traditional methods and the process is now much quicker.
If you are a developer looking to undertake some building work on a site,
it is first essential to find out more information about the area in question. Due to the fact that it provides clear and accurate results, laser surveying has become an extremely popular method of finding this information out.The best place to use laser surveying is in a complicated environment when you are looking for precise measurements. Whilst it is a fairly new technology, it is fast becoming the norm for all future methods of surveying.
By undertaking a 3D laser survey, you will be given precise measurements of a building’s intricate features. By using traditional equipment in the past, undertaking a survey in this manner was notoriously difficult.In order for you to see the results of your laser survey, a report can be presented to you either in the simple form of ‘Point Clouds’ or a full 3D model. A brief explanation of ‘Point Clouds’ is that they are vertices in a 3D coordinate system. They are often identified as X, Y, and Z and within the survey industry, they are regularly used to represent the external surface of an item.
Whereas, if you were to require a 3D model within a short space of time, a high definition laser scanner would be used to provide accurate results.A 3D laser survey can provide much more intricate detail of a building’s features than a conventional survey. The complex and various measurements in a large area of a building means that utilising a conventional survey will not always be particularly thorough.It is arguable that undertaking a laser survey would be a much more cost-effective solution than by utilising more conventional methods.
This is due to the fact that the requirement of the surveyor for any future sessions would be reduced as utilising a laser survey can complete the process in as little as one session.As it is such a flexible device, 3D laser surveying can be used on a large variety of different surveys. Just a few examples of when this device can be used to its full potential are during archaeological, law enforcement and historical surveys.
Laser surveying, however, is more commonly known for being used in an engineering survey. This is because it offers a number of benefits to the industry. These include verification construction adherence to engineering specification, Building Information Modelling (BIM), early measurement and verification of foundation structure, real time Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) and 3D topographical site scanning.In comparison to conventional surveying, a 3D laser scanner will capture a great deal of data in a short period of time.
Therefore, no disruption would be caused to other property owners, tenants or businesses, as any on-site activity would be completed quickly. More specifically, laser surveying is able to provide data points at a rate of 50,000 points per second. You will therefore be provided with the information you require in an extremely short period of time.This is also beneficial in other areas as, if laser surveying were to be undertaken on a busy road for instance, traffic would not be disturbed for a prolonged period of time.
Laser surveying can also offer contextual information about the rest of the site. As well as providing thorough information on the particular building in question, laser surveying can supply additional information regarding the surrounding areas as an added bonus. For instance, it can detail positions of the windows on neighbouring buildings, as well as the building’s height.
