The way we capture and visualize the world around us is changing fast. New tools are making it easier to create detailed, accurate 3D models of environments, objects, and landscapes. These advances are transforming industries from construction and surveying to entertainment and heritage preservation. Among the most exciting developments are the latest 3D cameras, Gaussian splatting techniques, and drone-based photogrammetry combined with LiDAR scanning. Each offers unique str

At an even smaller level, when we tested the hand-held scanner, we scanned a Star Wars toy.

Vaughn J. Mantor | February 26, 2023 The Situation An investor is interested in a century-old building of 13,720 square feet, the former...

4-24-2023 | Vaughn J. Mantor Sometime between 740 A.D. and 814 A.D., Abbot Waldo of Reichenau began collecting and copying manuscripts...

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10/18/2022 | Vaughn J. Mantor The quarterback took the snap from the shotgun position. Three receivers ran their routes spot-on, and the...

February 28, 2022 | Vaughn J. Mantor Rest easy; there’s no fight – figurative or literal – between Missoula and the behemoth of the East....

11/13/2020 | Vaughn J. Mantor In previous articles, we touted the value in time and cost savings that 3D laser scanning brings to...

10/28/2020 | Vaughn Mantor Half of all the geysers in the world are in Yellowstone National Park, which is the first national park in the...

7/15/2020 | Vaughn Mantor So, you build a 100-room hotel in a booming, frontier town, and within seven years, 90% of the population...

February 11, 2020 | Vaughn J. Mantor. That’s the short description on Zillow, the real estate market web site, for the building in St....

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August 21, 2018 | Vaughn J. Mantor In Montana, along the Missouri river where Lewis & Clark followed Thomas Jefferson’s instructions to...

August 1, 2018 | Vaughn J. Mantor Buildings get old, they’re bought and sold, and from time to time remodeled for a new purpose. Any...

April 19, 2018 | Vaughn J. Mantor The cost of construction, per square foot, was flat for most of the last half-century. Meaning,...

April 6, 2018 | Vaughn J. Mantor Architect’s first use of laser scanning saves time, money, and prestige. For this first post, we’re...