High-density 3D point cloud acquisition using terrestrial, mobile, and airborne LiDAR platforms — capturing millions of precise measurements per second for BIM documentation, infrastructure inspection, corridor mapping, and heritage conservation.
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) uses pulsed laser light to measure distances with sub-millimetre precision, generating dense 3D point clouds that capture the exact shape and position of every surface the laser touches. A single scanner can capture 1 million points per second at ranges up to 350m.
Planora operates three LiDAR platforms: terrestrial scanners (Faro Focus S350, Leica BLK360) for static 3D documentation of structures and interiors; mobile LiDAR (Velodyne VLP-16 on vehicle and UAV) for linear corridor and inspection surveys; and airborne LiDAR for large-area terrain and forestry mapping.
Our LiDAR services are particularly valuable for projects requiring millimetre-accurate as-built documentation, BIM integration, clash detection, and condition assessment of complex structures where manual measurement is impractical or unsafe.
Planora's terrestrial LiDAR can scan a full factory floor of 5,000 m² with ±3mm accuracy in under 2 hours — a task that would take a traditional survey team 3 days.
Millimetre-accurate capture of existing structures for renovation, retrofit, engineering modification, and lease plan production.
Point cloud to BIM modelling in Autodesk Revit and ArchiCAD — delivering LOD 300/400 models for construction and facility management.
Road and railway corridor LiDAR for clearance analysis, cross-section extraction, asset inventory, and pavement condition assessment.
Airborne LiDAR for vegetation encroachment detection, wire sag analysis, and tower condition surveys along transmission corridors.
Tree height, canopy cover, above-ground biomass, and leaf area index derivation from airborne LiDAR for forestry and ecology.
Non-destructive 3D documentation of monuments, temples, and archaeological sites at sub-millimetre resolution for conservation.
Complex piping systems, equipment layouts, and hazardous area 3D capture for plant modifications, safety compliance, and clash detection.
Airborne LiDAR for high-accuracy bare-earth terrain models that penetrate vegetation canopy — essential for flood and hydrological modelling.
Site visit and planning to determine optimal scan station placement for complete coverage with minimum occlusions. Number of stations, target placement, and data format are defined. Health and safety risk assessment completed.
Spherical or chequered registration targets are placed at strategic positions visible from multiple scan stations. GNSS-surveyed ground control is established for georeferencing the final point cloud to a coordinate system.
Faro Focus or Leica BLK360 scanning at each station. Scan duration 3–10 minutes per setup depending on resolution. Integrated HDR photography captured simultaneously for coloured point cloud.
Individual scan clouds registered in Faro Scene or Leica Cyclone REGISTER 360 using target-based and cloud-to-cloud registration. GNSS control applied for absolute georeferencing.
Noise removal, ground point classification, feature extraction (walls, floors, pipes), and 3D modelling. BIM models built in Autodesk Revit from point cloud scan-to-BIM workflows.
Accuracy checks against independent survey measurements. Registered point cloud, BIM models, 2D floor plans, sections, and accuracy report delivered via secure portal in client-specified formats.
Every scan delivers hundreds of millions of XYZ+RGB points, creating a complete digital twin of any physical asset.
Long-range terrestrial laser scanner with 350m range, ±0.3mm repeatability, and built-in HDR camera for coloured scans.
976K pts/sec / 350m / ±0.3mmUltra-compact 360° scanner for tight-space and rapid-deployment scanning. Fully automated with phone control.
360° / 6mm@10m / HDR16-channel rotating LiDAR for vehicle-mounted or UAV-mounted mobile mapping of roads and corridors.
300K pts/sec / 100m rangeHigh-performance airborne LiDAR for large-area terrain and forestry mapping at 50–200 pts/m².
1.33M pts/sec / 1,100m AGLPoint cloud to BIM workflow — ReCap processes raw scans into structured data; Revit converts to LOD 300/400 BIM models.
IFC / RVT / NWD outputOpen-source point cloud processing for classification, ground filtering, vegetation analysis, and format conversion.
Free / LAS/LAZ/E57/PCD