[3D Spatial Scanning] A Detailed Guide to Industrial Applications of Matterport
What is Matterport? It is a 3D data acquisition and virtual space creation system that combines hardware with a cloud platform.
Using Matterport equipment, you can quickly scan indoor environments to create high-precision "digital twin spaces" that contain information such as imagery, dimensions, and spatial structure.
Furthermore, the acquired data can be leveraged across various applications and industries thanks to the powerful and versatile features of Matterport's management software.
What is the utility of data acquired with Matterport?
3D Digital Twin
Matterport automatically integrates and stitches 360° panoramic images captured by the device to create highly reproducible spatial models that can be navigated and explored freely.
Precise Measurement and Automated Floor Plan Generation
With the "Property Intelligence" AI feature, Matterport can automatically capture and display spatial areas, ceiling heights, and dimensions with approximately 99% measurement accuracy.
Virtual Tours and Dollhouse View
Users can freely walk through and explore 3D panoramic spaces, or view the entire space from above like a dollhouse.
MatterTags™ Interactive Tags
You can insert interactive tags into 3D panoramic spaces to add text, images, videos, and links, which are useful for supplemental explanations, product introductions, and marketing CTAs.
Cloud-based Editing and Collaboration Tools
Matterport Cloud provides powerful editing features, including blurring faces and objects, removing clutter from the screen, wall trimming, annotations, and sharing permission management.
Virtual Staging and Defurnishing
AI-driven support for furniture removal (Defurnish) and the addition of virtual furniture (Virtual Staging) allows you to showcase design concepts or present properties in their original, empty state.
Output for Point Clouds and BIM Integration
You can export colored point clouds or 3D meshes (OBJ or E57) to integrate with platforms like Revit, Procore, Autodesk, and IIoT platforms for professional industrial use.
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Real Estate Sales and Leasing
OBrien uses Matterport to scan properties for its Blackburn branch in-house. Their proposals include 360° spatial tours, HDR photos, and floor plans generated by Matterport.
Anna Molinaro, Customer Service Manager, states, "Matterport allows our clients to experience the property as if they were actually there, even before stepping foot on site. It has greatly increased our added value."
Anna Molinaro, Customer Service Manager, states, "Matterport allows our clients to experience the property as if they were actually there, even before stepping foot on site. It has greatly increased our added value."
These scanned tours have significantly shortened time-to-lease/sale and increased site exposure and views by 13%. AI-powered automated measurement also saves substantial working time and reduces errors.
Construction Progress Tracking and QA/QC
Siemens conducted scans covering 4,000 square meters across multiple facilities in Asia and Portugal to build accurate spatial models of factories and warehouses.
Developers use the Matterport SDK to display IoT (Internet of Things) sensor data within the digital twin space. New employees can tour the factory themselves using VR mode for training, significantly reducing the costs and safety risks associated with entering the actual site.
Furthermore, equipment layout can be simulated in advance using OBJ files to minimize interference and the potential for re-work, improving overall construction efficiency and safety.
Developers use the Matterport SDK to display IoT (Internet of Things) sensor data within the digital twin space. New employees can tour the factory themselves using VR mode for training, significantly reducing the costs and safety risks associated with entering the actual site.
Furthermore, equipment layout can be simulated in advance using OBJ files to minimize interference and the potential for re-work, improving overall construction efficiency and safety.
Factory Manufacturing Processes and Facility Management
SEACOMP collaborated with Matterport's technical team to build complete digital twin spaces for its locations in China and abroad.
Through virtual tours, the company guides internal teams and clients, enabling remote monitoring of equipment, processes, and factory workflows, replacing traditional site visits.
This has saved approximately $250,000 USD in annual travel expenses while increasing the efficiency and transparency of quality verification.
New employees can also accelerate their training via virtual tours, becoming familiar with spaces and processes without visiting the site.
Through virtual tours, the company guides internal teams and clients, enabling remote monitoring of equipment, processes, and factory workflows, replacing traditional site visits.
This has saved approximately $250,000 USD in annual travel expenses while increasing the efficiency and transparency of quality verification.
New employees can also accelerate their training via virtual tours, becoming familiar with spaces and processes without visiting the site.
Large Equipment Training Simulations
Granite Construction combined Matterport and Treedis to create an interactive, gamified 3D construction site.
This platform enables the simulation of hazardous situations and work procedures on asphalt paving sites without requiring programming.
Before entering the site, employees can walk through the virtual construction area to identify hazards, entry/exit routes, and emergency procedures.
This reduces training time, decreases accident risks during the early stages of work, and heightens the overall safety awareness of workers.
This platform enables the simulation of hazardous situations and work procedures on asphalt paving sites without requiring programming.
Before entering the site, employees can walk through the virtual construction area to identify hazards, entry/exit routes, and emergency procedures.
This reduces training time, decreases accident risks during the early stages of work, and heightens the overall safety awareness of workers.
Luxury Property and Commercial Facility Tours
In cities like Tokyo and Yokohama, List Sotheby’s uses Matterport to scan luxury high-end properties, including homes, condominiums, and villas.
By leveraging high-resolution 3D models and Dollhouse view, and placing interactive tags on the site, they highlight information about building materials, views, and facility features.
They provide an immersive viewing experience, especially for overseas prospective buyers, which has significantly boosted trust and booking interest, ultimately doubling their closing rate.
By leveraging high-resolution 3D models and Dollhouse view, and placing interactive tags on the site, they highlight information about building materials, views, and facility features.
They provide an immersive viewing experience, especially for overseas prospective buyers, which has significantly boosted trust and booking interest, ultimately doubling their closing rate.
Key Business Challenges Solved by Matterport Software
| Task | Key Software Features |
|---|---|
| Spatial Scanning and Recording | Create free-roaming 3D virtual tour models |
| Precise Measurement | AI-automated generation of areas, dimensions, and floor plans |
| Visualized Design | Supports virtual furniture placement/removal to visualize pre- and post-renovation |
| Asset Management and Training | IIoT equipment annotations, maintenance logs, and remote facility tours |
| Safety Education and Risk Prevention | Simulate hazardous sites and training procedures to raise safety awareness |
| Luxury Marketing and Broad Promotion | High-res tours + interactive tags increase customer trust and closing rates |
Matterport delivers commercial-grade virtual tours by leveraging highly reproducible 3D scanning, AI-driven automated measurement, virtual furniture addition/removal, smart interactive tags, and cloud collaboration. Furthermore, it brings transformative opportunities to industries such as real estate, construction, manufacturing training, safety drills, and luxury property marketing.
By converting "physical spaces" into "navigable digital assets," it significantly boosts efficiency, reduces costs, and improves the user experience.
By converting "physical spaces" into "navigable digital assets," it significantly boosts efficiency, reduces costs, and improves the user experience.
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