TRIMBLE X9

[Scott]

Besides range i don't see much difference in scan duration.

Min. time is still 2 minutes.

Or am i missing something?

x7 is 500khz or 500 thousand points per second, x9 is 1000khz or 1 million points per second, so twice as fast to capture the same density of point cloud. Put another way, what you get in 2 minutes on the x9 would take 4 minutes on the x7.

True but still 2 minutes in this day and age is still a long time. with time needed to move the scanner you need say 2.5 minutes per scan minimim so that's a max of 24 scans an hour <200 a day. That's with all other equipment available not productive anymore, let alone the competition of slam.

As scanning speeds improve, receiving the $$$$ for the completed projects seems to be lengthening...

[landmeterbeuckx]

x7 is 500khz or 500 thousand points per second, x9 is 1000khz or 1 million points per second, so twice as fast to capture the same density of point cloud. Put another way, what you get in 2 minutes on the x9 would take 4 minutes on the x7.

True but still 2 minutes in this day and age is still a long time. with time needed to move the scanner you need say 2.5 minutes per scan minimim so that's a max of 24 scans an hour <200 a day. That's with all other equipment available not productive anymore, let alone the competition of slam.

As scanning speeds improve, receiving the $$$$ for the completed projects seems to be lengthening...

Only deliver after payment. I do this for all new clients. First 5 projects or so like this and then i change my due date to 14 days. Never longer.

[smacl]

True but still 2 minutes in this day and age is still a long time. with time needed to move the scanner you need say 2.5 minutes per scan minimim so that's a max of 24 scans an hour <200 a day. That's with all other equipment available not productive anymore, let alone the competition of slam.

I don't think the equation is anything like that simple as it neglects things like scanner range, level correction, imaging, running costs, recalibration costs and downtime, IP rating for working environment, scanner weight and portability etc... A device like like the BLK Gen 2 for example is very well suited to shorter range jobs and tight spaces, for outdoor works with longer distances, my feeling is the x9 could be more effective. As scan times reduce, we also have the effect that processing time in the office becomes more time consuming and costly than time in the field. If we're putting in fixed control, it is also the case that there's more to field time than scan time. There are many variables to consider when picking a scanner.

[mikajahkola]

Besides range i don't see much difference in scan duration.

Min. time is still 2 minutes.

Or am i missing something?

According to Trimble X9 Laser Scanner User Guide the shortest scanning duration is 59 seconds (indoor mode, images off, including self-levelling).
Image acquisition adds 1 minute or more to this depending on image count and HDR setting.
https://geospatial.trimble.com/sites/ge ... nglish.pdf