Portland, Maine — June 17, 2026 — Vanta Geospatial today announced the TerraScan M1, a handheld mobile mapping system built for surveyors, AEC teams, and reality capture specialists working in tight or fast moving environments. The system pairs a compact lidar sensor with onboard processing, putting full point cloud capture in the palm of a single field tech.
The company says the M1 closes a long standing gap. Crews have had to choose between bulky cart based scanners and lower accuracy phone tools. The M1 sits in the middle. It is small enough to carry up a ladder and accurate enough to feed a deliverable.
Built for the way crews actually work
The M1 captures a million points per second and holds survey grade accuracy across indoor and outdoor scans. Walk through a job site once and the unit stitches the run into a registered cloud on the device. No laptop. No tripod. No second trip.
Field testing ran across active construction sites, utility corridors, and historic buildings. Operators logged full floor scans in minutes rather than hours.
“We wanted something a crew could pick up on a Monday and trust on a Tuesday,” said Dana Whitlock, head of product at Vanta Geospatial. “The feedback we kept hearing was simple. Make it light, make it fast, make the data clean.”
Key features
- Compact lidar sensor rated for survey grade accuracy
- One million points per second capture rate
- Onboard registration with live point cloud preview
- Eight hour battery and hot swap support
- Direct export to common point cloud and CAD formats
Pricing and availability
The TerraScan M1 ships in the third quarter of 2026. Pricing starts at a level the company describes as accessible for small and independent firms. Early access units are available to select partners now.
About Vanta Geospatial
Vanta Geospatial builds field tools for the people who map the built and natural world. The company is fictional and exists only as sample copy for website testing.
Media Contact Jordan Reyes Communications Lead, Vanta Geospatial [email protected] (555) 010-2025
