3D Virtual Tours with Aleta S2C ArrayDAR virtual tour 360 camera with LiDAR (see the 3D sample)

How would you like to shoot a virtual tour with a 360 camera with built-in LiDAR for 3D scanning?  ArrayDAR is a LiDAR scanner for the Aleta S2C, a high resolution 66mp 360 camera.  Here are the specifications and a sample. Here is a video of the ArrayDAR in action:

360 photos are an excellent way of presenting virtual tours but customers sometimes complain that they don’t get a good sense of how rooms are connected to each other.  There are virtual tours that use 3D models to show the rooms are positioned vis-a-vis each other, such as Matterport, which uses a scanning camera.  However, it requires a costly monthly subscription and has limited options for editing photos.

Another option that may be emerging is to use a 360 camera with LiDAR (which is like radar but with lasers).  That’s the option used by Google for its Street View cameras, which is not available for purchase.  There are a few industrial cameras with LiDAR for 3D scanning, such as the Leica BLK360 ($18,900) and BLK2go (around $49,500), but their cost is prohibitive.  Now an analogous option may be available for prosumers.

The ArrayDAR is a LiDAR accessory for the Ultracker Aleta S2C, a high resolution 360 camera.  By combining the 360 photo from the Aleta with the point cloud generated by the ArrayDAR, a user can generate a 3D model.

Here are the specifications of the ArrayDAR:

Here is a sample 3D model from a prototype