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This dataset features a small outdoor structure in a natural hillside environment. The varying terrain and surrounding vegetation introduce additional complexity. But as you can see from the results, Artec Jet was able to capture both the chapel and the surrounding vineyard.

Looking at the resulting point cloud, heritage documentation, site visualization, and landscape analysis all come to mind. It’s such an accurate digital representation of the structure and its environmental context. No doubt it has numerous applications in planning and preservation.

Power lines are physically large, stretching across open terrain, while also featuring narrow elements like cables that are just 2 mm in thickness. Add into the mix the restrictions involved in working at height, and you’ve got quite a challenge on your hands!

Rather than scaling these 60-meter-tall towers, our operator scanned from the ground. Artec Jet features a 300-meter scanning range, so it was possible to deploy in handheld mode, walking the length of the scene while capturing pylons, cables, and surrounding terrain. In less than an hour, they’d completed three laps of the area – enough to maximize point cloud density.

In the resulting dataset, thin, suspended wires that would normally appear as scattered noise or vanish altogether are rendered as continuous lines between pylons. This level of detail is all the more impressive given that it was captured from ground level. The lattice steelwork of pylons is equally well defined, with individual cross-members and connection plates clearly visible.

Artec Jet scans support infrastructure mapping and cable analysis (e.g. sag evaluation), providing valuable data for inspection and maintenance. This kind of result also shows how reliable, comprehensive power line scanning no longer requires complex operations or special flight permits. A single operator with Artec Jet can capture survey-grade data in short order.

In this case, Artec Jet was used to digitize remnants of a historical fort in an urban environment. The irregular geometry – and the way it blurs into the surrounding cityscape – makes the site quite a challenging scan. Even so, Artec Jet managed to capture all the details, including those obscured by foliage, along with very different surfaces ranging from metal posts to brickwork.

The resulting point cloud allows for the accurate documentation of heritage structures, supporting preservation efforts, structural assessment, and integration into broader urban mapping or digital twin projects.

This dataset demonstrates the capability of SLAM LiDAR to accurately capture large objects with complex geometric detail in a short amount of time. Working in handheld mode allowed for rapid, flexible data acquisition. The craft itself is also made from glossy, tricky-to-scan fiberglass, but as you can see, Artec Jet managed to achieve full scan coverage.

The resulting point cloud supports detailed inspection, dimensional analysis, and reverse engineering workflows. Other potential use cases include maintenance planning, deformation checks, and the digital archiving of classic designs.