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Garver’s in-house Survey Team is reducing client survey costs through the utilization of the next generation of mobile scanners. Portable handheld mobile scanners that use Lidar and camera imagery to capture 3D data of indoor and outdoor environments quickly and accurately is quickly changing the engineering landscape. The scanner uses a combination of camera imagery and ‘simultaneous localization and mapping’ (SLAM) technology to capture data while it is moved through the environment, this data is then processed using advanced algorithms to create a colorized 3D point cloud. Capture time typically takes around one hour per facility and can likely be processed the following day. Processing is done via a remote machine allowing whoever is processing to work on other tasks. Benefits to the client from using this technology include a reduction in design risk and coordination, a reduction in design time, and increased accuracy due to higher-quality data. Compared to other alternatives on the market, portable scanners have a significantly improved speed and accuracy of data capture, reduce the survey labor time, and increase the data processing time. All of these benefits result in a faster smoother project which results in overall cost savings.