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Wednesday, March=20 15, 2006

Issue 6 = =20

VOLUME = 1 ISSUE 6=20 =20 =

Quantapoint Documents Historic = Jared=20 Coffin = House

Reprinted with Permission from = The=20 Inquirer and Mirror

The small black = and white=20 pieces of paper that were taped all over = the=20 interior and exterior of the Jared = Coffin House=20 this weekend contained only a few = letters and=20 numbers, but could be signs of big = changes for=20 the historic downtown landmark. =

The = markings were=20 part of a survey project conducted by Quantapoint, a firm = that=20 specializes in as-built documentation = using=20 integrated laser scanning. Company = officials=20 said their firm is often hired in = preparation=20 for renovation or expansion projects, or = simply=20 for historic preservation purposes. Past = clients=20 include H.J. Heinz, Mellon Bank, = Boston=20 Public Library and the Guggenheim=20 museum.

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Quantapoint and Pfaffmann &=20 Associates Preserve the Meadowcroft=20 = Rockshelter

3D"Quantapoint The Meadowcroft = Rockshelter is a=20 significant archaeological site that = provides a=20 rare glimpse into the lives of the first = people=20 to arrive in the New World. David = Scofield,=20 Director of the Meadowcroft Museum for = Rural=20 Life, recognized that the excavation = site=20 was at risk of deterioration due to its = constant=20 exposure to weather and debris = year-round.

3D"Quantapoint Scofield=20 realized that drawings and a model would = be very=20 helpful in seeking funding as it would = enable=20 donors to visualize the end = result. He=20 selected Pfaffmann & = Associates to=20 come up with a concept for a roof to = cover the=20 excavation site. According to Rob=20 Pfaffmann, founder of Pfaffmann &=20 Associates, "One of the biggest = challenges for=20 us was surveying an area that included a = rocky=20 cliff side of varying elevations, = existing=20 staircases and tree limbs, but we needed = accurate dimensions to create = architectural=20 drawings and 3D models."

To = develop=20 accurate base level drawings of the = entire=20 facade, Pfaffmann called upon Quantapoint. = Quantapoint=20 rapidly collected, registered and = verified=20 billions of highly accurate measurements = to=20 provide a consistent and up-to-date "digitized structure" = - without invasive manual=20 measurement, purchasing costly hardware = or=20 time-consuming drawing re-creation or=20 remodeling.

Quantapoint used the digitized = structure to=20 create detailed and accurate 2D drawings for the=20 Meadowcroft Rockshelter. = Quantapoint also=20 delivered 3D laser models that = provided=20 an interactive 3D view of the area that = could be=20 accessed using Quantapoint's PRISM 3D = software. 3D=20 CAD models could be displayed with and = clashed=20 against the 3D laser models in PRISM 3D, = which=20 enabled Pfaffmann and Associates to test = the=20 viability of its design concept. = According=20 to Pfaffmann, "By using Quantapoint, = Pfaffmann=20 and Associates was able to reduce = uncertainty,=20 reduce rework and enable the project = owners to=20 get the sign-off they needed to begin = the=20 construction process."

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A Conceptual Case=20 Study

A = goal for=20 Facilities Managers is to maximize space = utilization which requires accurate=20 documentation. Traditional techniques=20 require many weeks and people = using=20 tape measures and scaffolding. This = invasive process is time = consuming, costly,=20 increases the risk of damage=20 to facilities and exhibits, = and does=20 not provide accurate space = representation -=20 resulting in reduced floor space, lost = revenue=20 and increased insurance = premiums.

Quantapoint can put = reality on=20 your desktop, using laser scanning to = create=20 accurate 3D laser models of = the=20 facility. A 2-person=20 Quantapoint team can capture a = facility in=20 a less time, without invasive manual=20 measurements or time consuming = remodeling=20 - resulting in optimal space = utilization=20 and reduced costs.=20

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