Create and display 3D scans with AR

vGIS is a leading augmented reality (AR) solution for visualizing 3D scans and performing utility-grade reality capture.

3D SCANS IN AR

vGIS adds a new dimension to your 3D scans and point-cloud data by displaying it in augmented reality with centimeter-level accuracy.

Review previously documented excavations or perform 3D scans using only your Android phone, iPhone, or tablet to make better decisions and avoid costly mistakes and delays.

With a few lines of code, vGIS integrates with your current reality-capture providers, like Autodesk, Bentley, Esri, and Leica, so that you can publish your 3D scans in vGIS from your existing archives automatically.

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Why vGIS reality capture?

Displaying 3D scans in augmented reality permits instant and comprehensive awareness of the information being reviewed and provides the details that experts need to assess complex information remotely.

vGIS allows you to perform 3D scans either directly from vGIS or by using your existing provider, such as Leica Infinity or Pix4D.

Being able to see various stages of work in progress or excavations exactly as they were long after the work has been completed gives you new opportunities to audit job quality, reduce excavation and maintenance costs, and react more quickly during emergencies.

The benefits of deploying vGIS

Georeferenced 3D scans with centimeter-level accuracy
Ability to generate 3D scan directly from the vGIS app
Indisputable audit trails
A cost of documentation lower than that of other methods
Fully-automated processing pipeline
Complete reality capture and AR productivity workflows

4x

faster understanding of subsurface infrastructure
50-60%

faster locates in complex situations
$1,000

projected reduction per excavation job
<4 minutes

required to complete a scan

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3D scan example: open trench

3D scan example: manhole

Knowing what lies beneath prevents incidents. High-accuracy reality capture displayed in augmented reality shows precisely what’s under the surface. And it can be practical even without any additional hardware, as this video illustrates. In this instance, the reality capture AR is draped over the physical world with sub-10cm accuracy without external GNSS, using the patented GNSS-less calibration method.

Working jointly with a photogrammetry provider RezoProcess, vGIS developed a prototype of automated conversion of videos captured during typical subsurface structure inspections into accurate 3D scans. The process integrates into the existing inspection workflows without separate equipment.

vGIS AR Users

Companies from many industries and the government—AEC, utilities, service providers, federal agencies—use vGIS to help their engineers, field supervisors, project managers, and field workers to gain clarity and direction in their work.