▁process ▁industry ▁has ▁transformed ▁the ▁speed ▁and ▁cost ▁of ▁data ▁capture ▁associated ▁with ▁rev amp ▁and ▁brown field ▁projects ▁where ▁previously ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁techn ologies ▁such ▁as ▁phot ogram met ry ▁would ▁have ▁proved ▁too ▁time - consum ing ▁or ▁prohib it ively ▁expensive . ▁In ▁the ▁autom ot ive ▁industry ▁high - speed ▁las er ▁sc anning ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁rev amp ▁projects ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁reverse ▁engineer ▁direct ▁plant ▁information ▁into ▁C AD ▁for ▁off - line ▁simulation ▁work ▁associated ▁with ▁new ▁model ▁introduction . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁increasing ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁sc anning ▁systems ▁in ▁her itage , ▁architect ural ▁and ▁civil ▁engineering ▁applications ▁as ▁clients ▁real ise ▁the ▁added ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁high - resol ution ▁data ▁in ▁these ▁mark ets . ▁In ▁these ▁mark ets ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁las er ▁sc anning ▁is ▁becoming ▁more ▁pre val ent ▁as ▁the ▁processing ▁power ▁of ▁computer ▁hardware ▁grows , ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁large ▁data ▁sets ▁that ▁las er ▁sc ann ers ▁capture . ▁Software ▁packages ▁such ▁as ▁L FM ▁have ▁become ▁much ▁more ▁able ▁to ▁handle ▁these ▁large ▁data ▁sets ▁and ▁are ▁increasing ly ▁offering ▁deliver ables ▁specific ▁to ▁these ▁mark ets ▁such ▁as ▁orth oph oto ▁and ▁ 2 D ▁drawing ▁creation . ▁ ▁Ge ographical ▁Represent ation ▁ ▁The ▁firm ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁employees ▁in ▁three ▁offices : ▁the ▁head ▁office ▁in ▁W angen , ▁Germany , ▁Manchester , ▁UK ▁and ▁Pitts burgh , ▁USA