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Heritage Laser Scanning & Documentation | Australia
Heritage fabric cannot be measured with destructive methods. Laser scanning records stone, timber, brick, and decorative detail at millimetre resolution without contact. The resulting point cloud supports conservation plans, grant applications, structural assessment, and careful adaptive reuse design.
Brisbane Point Cloud documents churches, public buildings, Queenslanders, industrial heritage, and cultural landscapes across SEQ. We work with heritage architects, councils, and conservation specialists to deliver formats suitable for submission and long-term archive.
We align documentation to the Burra Charter and the ICOMOS principles for recording monuments and sites, and deliver in open archival formats so the record stays readable for decades. Measured drawings range from 1:50 overall geometry to 1:10 detail of cornices, columns, and decorative panels, all extracted from one capture without returning to site. Repeat scans build a movement baseline for ageing fabric, measuring settlement or tilt at millimetre level without attaching anything to the structure. The point cloud becomes both a conservation tool and a permanent record for the place.
Challenges
- Fragile surfaces and restricted physical access to detail
- Heritage significance requiring complete geometric record
- Funding applications needing measured drawings and visual evidence
- Integration with structural engineer assessment of ageing fabric
- Public access sites requiring discrete, low-impact capture
How we serve this sector
- High-resolution terrestrial scans with colour imagery
- Measured elevations, sections, and floor plans for conservation reports
- Orthophotos and unwrap outputs for stonework and facade detail
- Repeat scans to monitor movement or settlement over time
- Archive formats (E57, LAS) for long-term digital preservation
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FAQs: Heritage & Cultural
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