GeoSLAM
Another company to keep an eye on is GeoSLAM. They have a new handheld device of their own, the ZEB:REVO, as well as a collaboration with Surphaser they call SurphSLAM. The SurphSLAM is a small, trolley-based LiDAR system that includes Surphaser’s new model 10 scanner and a tablet running GeoSLAM’s SLAM algorithm. Jonathan Coco tested it out (and loved it).
As Coco explained to me, the SurphSLAM is especially exciting because it allows a hybrid workflow that we haven’t seen anyplace else. The device allows you to walk a space (quite quickly), and stop when you need to take a more detailed static scan. Coco explains that the SLAM algorithm will automatically combine the data for you. That means you’re getting the best of both worlds.