Are Laser Scanning Services Becoming Commoditized?

August 13, 2015
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Updated February 9, 2026
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1 min read

A person interacts with a 3D LiDAR visualization of a forested landscape.
In his Confessions of a Hired Gun blog post this week Sam Billingsley builds a case for laser scanning services becoming a commodity. I am not completely convinced, but he raises  a number of important issues that I think you should consider.

All along I have believed that the main focus in a service business should be about solving customer’s problems. If that is the business model it is hard for me to buy into the commodity argument.

 

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