Field notes

Essays on 3D scanning, volumetric capture and spatial data, and what happens to it all after the shoot wraps.

We write about photogrammetry, LiDAR and Gaussian splatting. We explore consent, provenance and likeness in the AI era, and why the scans captured today on film sets, in factories and across entire cities are quietly becoming some of the most valuable data we create.

Scans can deliver value long after production ends. Let us help you turn them into long-term assets.

recent posts

Iceberg diagram: a small tip above the waterline shows stacked documents and charts representing scraped internet data, while a much larger mass below the waterline shows a city, bridge, human head, terrain contours, robotic arm, wind turbines and ship representing the vastly larger unmeasured physical world

Are We Running Out of Data?

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An Actor’s Scan: why Equity’s vote on digital scanning matters

February 25, 2026

In 2026, 3D scans will start being treated as a medium in their own right

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3D scanning has outgrown its cottage-industry era

November 11, 2025