Hit 200 laser scans on one site, learned my target spacing was off

Last month I wrapped up a 200 scan run on a parking garage retrofit in Austin. I kept getting gaps in the point cloud around the columns, so I checked my registration stats and saw 14% more error than my last job. Turns out I was setting targets every 30 feet but the columns were blocking line of sight, which pushed me to 18 feet spacing. That extra density cost me 2 extra days but saved a redo that would have burned $1,800 in crew time. Anyone else figure out their scan spacing the hard way after a big count milestone?

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gibson.elizabeth3h ago

I had a similar thing happen on a 60 scan church job in Waco where the pews ate my line of sight and I had to bump from 25 feet down to 15. Cost me an extra half day but the client never knew, so I guess that's a win.

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