| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | 3D Laser Scanning Technology and Services |
| Predecessor | K2T[1] |
| Founded | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (1991)[1] |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Area served | North America, Latin America, European Union, Nigeria, South Africa, South East Asia |
| Key people |
John R. Wilson (President and CEO)[2] |
| Products | PRISM 3D (3D laser scanning data viewer)[4] QuantaCAD (3D laser scanning data integration with CAD)[5] AccessPoint (3D laser scanning data integration with facility information)[6] |
| Services | 3D Laser Scanning[7] Tie Point Certification[8] Design Validation[9] Fabrication Verification[10] Construction Visualization[11] As-built Documentation[12] |
| Employees | Approximately 45 (2011) |
| Website | www.quantapoint.com |
Quantapoint, Inc. is a technology and services company that develops and uses patented[13] 3D laser scanning hardware[14] and software[15]. Quantapoint creates a Digital Facility[4] using 3D laser scanning and then provides visualization, analysis, quality control, decision support and documentation services[16] for buildings, museums, refineries, chemical plants, nuclear and fossil-fuel power plants, offshore platforms and other structures[17].
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Quantapoint was founded as K2T, Inc[1] (or K2T) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1991 by Eric Hoffman[3], Pradeep Khosla, Takeo Kanade and other Carnegie Mellon University faculty members. K2T focused on creating custom robotics and 3D range-finding imaging systems to help them navigate complex environments. The most notable are the laser range-finding system created in 1992 for the DANTE walking robot that explored Mount Erebus in Antarctica as part of a NASA sponsored competition[18] and the 360-degree phase-based 3D laser scanner named SceneModeler created in 1997[19].
The company name was changed to Quantapoint in 1999 to reflect the focus on 3D laser scanning hardware, software and services[19].
Initially Quantapoint focused on using 3D laser scanning to "digitize" buildings and create 2D drawings, 3D models and/or other animations or visualizations for renovations, additions or historic preservation. Notable projects include the Museum of Modern Art[19], the Theban Mapping Project in the Valley of the Kings[20], Monticello[21] and the Guggenheim Museum[22].
Since 2002, Quantapoint has served the chemical, petroleum and power industries[17] both globally and within the United States. Most recently, Quantapoint has also worked with the United States General Services Administration (GSA)[23].
Throughout its history, Quantapoint has received several patents[13] and awards[24] for the 3D laser scanner hardware and 3D laser scanning data software that it has developed.
Quantapoint uses both its own 3D laser scanner hardware, the SceneModeler 5 and SceneModeler 9[14], and the Photon from Faro Systems[25]. Quantapoint has a fleet of more than twenty (20) 3D laser scanners[26].
The Quantapoint Digital Facility consists of the following[4]:
Quantapoint provides the following software for using the 3D laser scanning data in the Digital Facility:
Quantapoint has alliances or software development relationships to integrate laser data with software from Autodesk, AVEVA, Bentley Systems and Intergraph[29].
Quantapoint has locations within the United States (Pittsburgh, Houston, Los Angeles), England, Scotland and Nigeria. Quantapoint also uses representatives in various countries, such as Mexico, Venezuela, South Africa, Malaysia and Brazil[30].
Quantapoint has received the following awards for its laser scanning technology and services[24]:
Quantapoint has published or been included in the articles from the following magazines:
Quantapoint has been issued the following patents in the United States and has filed for similar patents in the EU, Canada and Japan[13]: