Measuring Above Your Head: 3D Laser Scanning at Swanson Dock
Measuring Above Your Head: 3D Laser Scanning at Swanson Dock Before a maintenance team can replace a bracket, modify a platform or install new equipment, someone needs to establish what is already there. At a container terminal, that information may be several metres above ground. The connection could sit beneath an access platform, beside a crane support or behind existing services. Measuring the component is one task. Understanding the space around it is another. For projects at Swanson Dock East and West in Melbourne, ground-based 3D laser scanning can help capture visible equipment and infrastructure before the team commits to design, fabrication or installation. The practical benefit: capture suitable elevated features while the scanner operator remains on the ground. The measurement you need may include the surrounding equipment Consider a proposed replacement equipment support. The original drawing may show its overall dimensions and nominal position. However, the installation t...