Digitizing Spaces

IU3D is the Initiative to Understand, Document, Digitize, and Distribute 3D content. This effort aims to centralize 3D digitization expertise, share learned experience, and grow 3D digitization impact for the IU community and beyond. 

Scan your world: Options for Space Digitization

Matterport

Matterports are ideal for capturing interior spaces. Data captured from a Matterport system includes high quality 360 spherical images and lower quality geometric 3D mesh data. Matterport scans are hosted through the company's proprietary online platform, which allows users to explore the space on their own or follow a curated guided tour.

LIDAR

For LIDAR scanning, we use a BLK 360 camera which can scan both interiors and exteriors to create point clouds and 3D models of spaces. This type of scanning can be used in conjunction with the Matterport system to make a virtual tour of a space.

Use Cases for Space Digitization