Reality capture provides the precise spatial data needed to power wayfinding apps and enable real-time AR navigation to help users confidently navigate complex indoor and outdoor environments.
GPRS captured precise digital representations of six uniquely structured parking garages at a healthcare campus in Atlanta, enabling a software company to build a wayfinding app that improved navigation for patients and visitors.
Reality capture provides the precise spatial data needed to power wayfinding apps and enable real-time AR navigation to help users confidently navigate complex indoor and outdoor environments.
Highlights
THE BOTTOM LINE
Reality capture provides the precise spatial data needed to power wayfinding apps and enable real-time AR navigation to help users confidently navigate complex indoor and outdoor environments. INDUSTRY
Healthcare SERVICE
Reality Capture LOCATION
Altanta, Georgia PM Insight
Reality capture plays a significant role in enhancing wayfinding, particularly in complex indoor or large outdoor environments. It allows for the creation of accurate digital representations of real-world spaces that can then be used to develop intuitive and efficient navigation systems. Deliverables
3D BIM Model, 2D CAD Drawings, Virtual Tour PROJECT APPLICATION
Reality Capture for Wayfinding Task
GPRS captured accurate digital representations for six uniquely structured parking garages at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta and integrated data into a wayfinding app to improve patient and visitor navigation across the healthcare campus. PROBLEM
The hospital campus featured multiple parking structures with inconsistent layouts, some aboveground, some underground, and some interconnected across levels.
Patients and visitors frequently experienced difficulty navigating from their vehicles to their medical offices, resulting in frustration, delays, and operational strain on staff.
The total space 3D scanned was 1,681,500 SF and included the following parking garages within the scope of work.
Green Parking Garage - 6 Levels - 510,000 SF
Blue Parking Garage - 2 Levels - 160,500 SF
Purple Parking Garage - 5 Levels - 222,500 SF
Gold Parking Garage - 3 Levels - 271,000 SF
North Employee Garage - 6 Levels - 285,000 SF
South Employee Garage - 5 levels - 232,500 SF
Solution
Before beginning reality capture, the team conducted walkthroughs of each parking deck with the client to confirm the scope and develop scanning strategies tailored to the vast and complex layouts, ensuring no disruption to hospital operations.
In under a week, a three-person GPRS team used the Matterport Pro 3 and Leica RTC360 laser scanners to capture every parking level, space, stairway, and hospital access point.
Accurate reality capture data was used to create individual 3D BIM models for each parking garage and a unified campus model, which served as the foundation for generating 2D plans and immersive virtual tours.
Deliverables were integrated into a mobile wayfinding app with AR capabilities and indoor positioning to guide users through the hospital campus with ease.
Benefits
Reality capture provides the precise spatial data needed to power wayfinding apps, saving parking locations and enabling real-time AR navigation that helps users confidently navigate complex indoor and outdoor environments.
The 3D BIM model forms the foundation for accurate routing, orientation, and destination mapping.
Reality capture supports augmented reality (AR) overlays by aligning digital cues, like directional arrows or points of interest, with physical features in real-world spaces.
Accurate wayfinding reduced reliance on staff for directions, improving hospital operational efficiency.
As-built CAD and BIM documentation captured spatial data of the complex parking structures and can be used to support future planning and maintenance.
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