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 Video of the Week Video: Matterport - Corgan completes LAX construction with the cost savings of 3D reality capture | Video courtesy of C.R. Kennedy Geospatial YouTube Channel | 6 August 2025 Video: Matterport Service Provider Pricing versus Architect's DIY Pricing Hi All, Your thoughts? Best, Dan |
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| @DanSmigrod Well… where to begin? She kind of lost me after saying “exspecially.”  Jokes aside, anyone can buy the camera and press the button to use it, but as we pros know, there’s skill in scanning efficiently and, more importantly, in overcoming errors on-site. Someone using it straight out of the box would hardly know what to do when something goes wrong.The point cloud files it produces are good, but I compare them to JPEG images from a camera — usable, but compressed. In contrast, point clouds from higher-end systems like Leica, Trimble, or FARO are more like RAW image files, much richer in detail and flexibility. At some point, clients are going to need denser and more accurate point cloud files. When that time comes, they’ll be faced with a choice: invest in a Leica or similar system, or hire a professional to do it for them. |
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| This is very misleading. How is it possible to scan 18,000 sq ft in 30 minutes with only 46 scans. Each scan would need to be approximately 20 feet apart and take 40 seconds between scans. I call BS. What detail can be achieved with 46 scans of that large of a space. Especially for a point cloud use case. | ||
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| @DigitalReplica3D 18k can be done in 30 min if its the right space (usually fairly open with not a lot of things to scan around. A standard scan can be done in 28 seconds (or slightly less). having said that, she could have been guessing how much time it took.. I wouldn't say "very misleading". I'd love to see the tour to see what the result was. | ||
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| @scanyourspace I stand by my comment. I say it’s impossible to acquire reasonably accurate point cloud files by scanning every 20 feet. Even if you’re sprinting to each scan spot. I don’t believe you can cover 18,000 square feet in 30 minutes. She shouldn’t be guessing about the timeline. If she is. That is misleading. The expectations she set are unreasonable. |
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| Where do I start? Well, let's look at the costs she puts at 4 or 500 dollars. She hasn't included the costs of editing the point cloud in Recap Pro. Also she hasn't taken into account the fact that when scanning they had already identified the issues in the building and were specifically scanning to show them. That is why she thinks the scan only took half an hour. She would have to include that time on site that could have been spent reviewing the scan supplied by the MSP they would have contracted otherwise. Further, 3 people on site was 4 or 500 dollars. Even if the scan took half an hour, 3 architects stopping the work they usually do and going to the location is going to be closer to $1000 not including the opportunity cost of not doing the design work they usually do during that time. Then there is the cost of hosting on their own matterport account and the cost of the camera. Not to mention the time cost of learning to use it and keeping up with updates (the stuff that makes MSPs professional). Now let's look at the way an MSP would address this. If I was scanning this place I wouldn't charge $3000 as said in the video to start with. However, I would supply a point cloud that is measured against the real space and adjusted for it. I would also scan more than parts that the architects are concerned about because without doubt they didn't check all those pipes first. That would take more than half an hour. How they would benefit from outsourcing: In making a long term relationship with an MSP they would have a call out service that save them time and the cost of yet more software (the Revit that the firm would need costs a lot already). Now my opinion on the video. I think this video is an attempt to make the architectural firm look advanced. The reason they are doing that is because they want to stand out. The reality is that the Matterport costs were higher than they expected and they are trying to capitalize on that by getting new clients through this PR. I have said it many times but if you want your pipes fixed you call a plumber. You don't invest in welding torch. If you want to build a house out of wood, you don't buy a hammer, you call a carpenter. If you want to capture spatial reality, you call a spatial reality technician. The technicial will do what you want Matterport or other. |
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