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Virtual terrestrial & MOBILE laser scanning

A virtual laser scanning simulator for education & research

An Unreal Engine–based platform for simulating terrestrial and mobile laser scanning. Plan stations and export realistic point clouds — without any physical hardware.

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VRscan3D environment

About

A complete scanning workflow, simulated in 3D

VRscan3D is a terrestrial laser scanning simulator developed within an international project funded by DAAD. Students and professionals practise scanning workflows, plan station placement and export realistic point-cloud data — all in a virtual environment.

◆Simulates the full TLS workflow — from planning to data export

◆Eliminates the need for physical scanners in classroom training

◆Creates realistic scan data with noise, intensity and material reflections

Capabilities

Everything you need to teach real scanning

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Scanner support

Works with the scanners you teach

Realistic device interfaces and specifications model the behaviour of leading terrestrial and mobile scanners.

Terrestrial & Mobile

Leica

Tripod station workflows and handheld mobile capture, with target detection and registration.

Terrestrial

FARO

Phase-based scanning with intensity, noise and material-based reflections.

Terrestrial

Trimble

Terrestrial station scanning with realistic device interfaces and specifications.

Mobile / SLAM

NavVis

Mobile SLAM capture with trajectory and drift simulation for indoor mapping.

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What makes it unique

The features that set VRscan3D apart

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Research

Scientific publications

Peer-reviewed work on the concept, development and evaluation of VRscan3D. Click any entry to read the abstract.

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Recognition

Internationally awarded

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Gold Prize · CATCON 8

ISPRS Computer-Assisted Teaching Contest

Awarded Gold at CATCON 8 during the ISPRS Congress in Nice, 2022.

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Innovations Award · INTERGEO

Wichmann Innovations Award in Software

Best software development at INTERGEO 2022 in Essen.

The team

Researchers behind VRscan3D

Prof. Dr. Thomas Luhmann

IAPG · Jade Hochschule

Dr. Maria Chizhova

Universität Bamberg

Prof. Dr. Mona Hess

Universität Bamberg

Dr. Denys Gorkovchuk

KNUCA · Ukraine

Dr. Julia Gorkovchuk

KNUCA · Ukraine

Dr. Darius Popovas

IAPG · Jade Hochschule

Dr. Mykola Trehub

Dnipro University of Technology

Collaboration

Partners & sponsors

DAAD

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

IAPG

Institut für Angewandte Photogrammetrie

KNUCA

Kyiv National University of Construction & Architecture

Bamberg

University of Bamberg

DUT

Dnipro University of Technology

Try it free

Start scanning in the virtual world

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Email

info@vrscan3d.com

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Demo

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