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The way they’ve always done

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And there’s a bonus: You and your mobile mapping system can capture much faster than commercial real estate clients are used to. In NavVis’ testing, an operator with a terrestrial laser scanner needed between two hours and five and a half hours to scan a 5,300 sq ft office space. An operator with NavVis VLX needed only 25 minutes for the same space.

This speed translates directly into ROI for building owners.

Using the old whatsapp database methods — two providers, two separate data sets — a fit-out construction project can be delayed by a week or two as it waits on as-built data. Mobile mapping can get it done in a day or two, and expedite the construction cycle significantly. That means your clients can start renting out their space weeks earlier, and generate more profit from their investment.

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In that way, mobile mapping can pay for itself many times over.

Is the data good enough for commercial real estate?
Of course, none of that matters if the data isn’t up to the clients’ standards. The good news is that the best mobile mapping systems can produce point clouds at cm-level accuracy levels, which is more than enough for space analysis and fit-out applications. (See this white paper detailing the rigorous accuracy testing of the NavVis VLX, if you’re interested).

Can these mobile mapping systems compete with a panoramic camera for producing walkthroughs? The truth is that a walkthrough produced by a mobile mapping system won’t be quite as beautiful as one produced by a specialized tool.

But commercial real estate clients aren’t looking for the most beautiful data — they’re looking for data to perform a job. If a walkthrough is clean, clear, and features are easy to discern, it is more than enough for them to explore a layout, take accurate square footage, and grab measurements in a space. Mobile mapping systems also represent a faster and more economical option than panoramic cameras, with the ability to scale quickly and cover the large properties common to commercial real estate.

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In other words: The walkthrough is more than good enough for this application, and given all the added benefits of mobile mapping, the difference in quality is unlikely to be a dealbreaker.
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