What Is 3D Mapping?

3D mapping has been a fantastic innovation in how we map objects in the real world. In short, 3D mapping is allows you a technology that to create a three- dimensional view (or multiple different views) of an object on a computer screen. Essentially, it allows you to see that object as a three-dimensional rendering, but on a two-dimensional computer screen.

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HOW IS A 3D SCAN MADE?

There are different ways to make a 3D scan of an object or space. The most common, however, requires the use of a laser scanner. Laser scanning is accomplished by the controlled deflection of visible or invisible laser beams. Think of this process as something similar to echolocation. For example, when a bat uses echolocation to “see” what is around them, they use the deflection of their sound waves to measure the space around them. A laser scanner does the same thing a bat does, but it uses lasers instead of using sound waves.