has placed cutting-edge technology at the heart of their approach, with FARO ® Technologies 3D reality capture hardware and software taking center stage. David Epps, Chief Technology Officer at Envision Construction, has over two decades of experience in the construction industry and has seen where projects go wrong.
“Envision is made-up folks who have 15, 20-plus years of experience from around the construction industry and hit their limit with the way things have always been done,” Epps said. “Everyone was upset with the status quo of construction. So, now we’re looking at it from the first principles mindset: How can we reapproach this very antiquated industry from a
different perspective?”
Testing the FARO ® Orbis TM Mobile Scanner
Epps was one of the first people to get his hands on the new FARO Orbis Mobile Scanner and he immediately began putting the device through its paces. As he trialed the Orbis in a number of different settings, Epps discovered a remarkable versatility to the solution, particularly in scenarios such as wooded settings, where terrestrial laser scanners often fall
short. The ability of Orbis to navigate through complex geospatial environments with precision and speed Epps challenged his initial skepticism.
“When I first got Orbis I said, oh, they just painted the GeoSLAM blue. I didn’t really expect a whole lot from it,” he said. “But I started testing it and I was pleasantly surprised with how well it tracked through the woods. There were no flat surfaces whatsoever and it did surprisingly well.”
One of the standout features Epps highlighted was the efficiency gains achieved with Orbis. Compared to traditional terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) methods, Epps found he could complete tasks in a fraction of the time with Orbis — for instance, scanning a three-story building that would have taken an entire day with TLS in a tenth of the time. This significant reduction in scanning time not only accelerated project timelines but also minimized the labor-intensive registration processes associated with TLS.
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