Our 3D Laser Scanner Systems

Matterport Pro3 Lidar Camera

Leica Geosystems BLK2GO Laser Scanner

Leica Geosystems BLK360 Laser Scanner

Leica Geosytems RTC360 Laser Scanner

Leica Geosytems P50 Laser Scanner

Our 3D Laser Scanner Deliverables

Pointcloud File (.RCP, .E57, .PTS/.PTX, .LGSx)

As-Built Revit Model (.RVT)

As-Built AutoCAD Drawings (.DWG, .PDF)

Building Condition Reports (.PDF)

How Much Does 3D Laser Scanning Cost

With the right 3D laser scanner, any project from a manhole to an entire high-rise building can be laser scanned for anything from virtual tours to accurate pointcloud files. The size of the space, intricacy of the logistics, pointcloud accuracy or density required, and the deliverables requested all affect the timeline and cost of 3D laser scanning.

We are here to ensure success of your project and are happy to provide guidance when determining if 3D laser scanning would benefit your business.

We Are Canada’s 3D Laser Scanning Experts

3D Laser scanning offers an innovative and cost-effective approach to building surveys and as-built measurements. With accurate pointcloud files, project as-builts can be verifiably expedited while offering additional value-adds downstream. If you are interested in having a building survey completed or are looking to learn more about 3D laser scanning in Ottawa, Montreal or Toronto, contact our team!

In the dynamic world of manufacturing, maintaining or increasing efficiency throughout the evolution of a factory is paramount in a growing production business. This is where as-built plant layout plans and Building Information Models (BIM) are pivotal in helping line engineers and production managers. Knowing all of the exact measurements of your building and its installed equipment are not just tools for organization; they are necessary for calculated growth. The advent of 3D laser scanning has revolutionized how these layouts are captured and plans are created or updated. With the ability to expediently measure existing facilities with astounding accuracy, 3D laser scanning ensures that every square inch of a factory is accounted for, paving the way for seamless integration of new equipment and optimized use of space. Factories that use 3D scanning and as-built modeling firms have a competitive advantage over others, knowing exactly what equipment is installed where, and the ability to quickly configure the most efficient new layouts when new equipment or space is added.

Every Building Element And All Equipment At Your Fingertips

It All Starts With A 3D Scan

Using 3D laser scanning, we are able to quickly gather all the visual and measurement details required to develop as-built plant layout drawings. The 3D scan uses Terrestrial Laser Scanners (TLS) that measure every millimeter of an existing plant and its installed equipment. In addition to the measurement data, 360-degree photos are also taken to create a virtual tour. In most cases, the on-site capture process is non-invasive and doesn’t require a plant shutdown. Regular operations can be ongoing while the 3D scan is taking place.

The 3D scanning creates a pointcloud file, which contains all the spatial measurement data and 360-photos. This file can be kept offline by any project stakeholder and viewed as a virtual tour. Spot measurement can also be taken using the pointcloud file.

Then The As-Built Plans Are Created

With the pointcloud, all measurement and visual data is available to our architectural drafters remotely – so no secondary visits are required to develop accurate plant layout drawings.

In a well-developed Building Information Model (BIM), all architectural and structural building components are present. After adding the installed equipment all the plans can be created in CAD and PDF formats. We can export floorplans, reflective ceiling plans, elevations, and section drawings from a BIM.

Enhanced Space Utilization

By providing a detailed and accurate view of the current factory layout, plant layout drawings enable engineers and production managers to identify underused areas or potential bottlenecks. This leads to smarter space planning, essential for accommodating new machinery or optimizing workflows.

Streamlined Communication and Planning

Together, the pointcloud file and detailed plans serve as a common language among different departments. Engineers, production managers, and maintenance teams can work in unison, as these plans offer a clear and comprehensive view of the factory’s current state and future upgrades. This synchronicity is crucial for minimizing downtime during expansions or reconfigurations.

Improved Safety and Compliance

Safety is paramount in factory settings. Detailed layout plans and BIM, developed through precise 3D scans, ensure that new installations comply with safety standards and regulations before installation takes place. They also help in creating safer workflows and emergency egress, enhancing overall workplace safety. As a quick example, even an unlevel floor from repetitious forklift use can cause unforeseen issues and injuries. With 3D laser scanning, floor levelness can be determined and addressed clearly and quickly.

Every Factory Should Be 3D Scanned

In essence, the integration of plant layout plans and BIM, empowered by 3D laser scanning, is not just about adapting to the present; it’s about future-proofing factories. It allows for a level of precision and foresight previously unattainable, fostering environments where innovation is not just possible but encouraged. For factories, this marks a significant leap towards operational excellence, ensuring they not only meet today’s demands but are prepared for tomorrow’s challenges.

Ontario’s Leading As-Built Plant Layout Provider

Contact us today to explore how 3D Laser Scanning can expedite the growth or reconfiguration of your factory and have a competitive advantage over other operators. We’re always excited to hear from different industries. We work throughout the Ontario and Quebec regions.

In today’s fast-paced industrial real estate landscape, the use of 3D Matterport Virtual Tours is revolutionizing the way building owners, operators, and managers conduct their operations. Especially with warehouse and office real estate, these cutting-edge tours offer three pivotal benefits that enhance the industry’s efficiency and convenience: In this blog post, we dive straight into them using one of our latest warehouse virtual tours we created for Sarah Vanberbelt of Paradigm Commercial Properties and Nick Hannah at Lennard Commercial Realty.

Step Inside A Warehouse Virtual Tour

Empowering Building Owners:

A 3D Matterport Tour provides building owners with a digital snapshot of their property’s existing conditions before occupancy. This invaluable resource not only aids in lease negotiations but also equips lessees with a clear vision of how to return the building to its base condition at the end of their lease. It streamlines the leasing process, reduces disputes, and fosters a more collaborative relationship between owners and tenants.

Efficiency for Building Operators:

Building operators can effortlessly share digital copies of their facilities with key project stakeholders, including engineers and contractors. These tours transcend geographical and physical boundaries, enabling remote access to multiple facilities at any time. The result? Faster decision-making, more streamlined maintenance, and seamless project coordination.

Enhanced Property Management:

Property managers gain a powerful tool in their arsenal, allowing them to showcase properties to potential tenants even when in-person viewings are challenging. This is especially valuable for national occupiers and companies with a widespread presence. 3D Matterport Tours provide a cost-effective, immersive, and convenient way to explore and digitally share properties, ultimately attracting more tenants and optimizing occupancy rates.

Every Warehouse Deserves a Virtual Tour

The uses of 3D Matterport Tours for warehouses benefit every party involved in the successful acquisition, stabilization, and disposition of any building. That’s why it’s worthwhile, whether it’s a 5,000 square foot contractor garage unit or a 500,000 square foot logistics center. For lenders and appraisers, they are able to have multiple inspections of the real asset without follow-up site visits. The same goes for developers and landlords looking at a property. Building operators are better able to put projects out for tender by conducting virtual site showings or using the virtual tours to refer locations and job scopes.

In the competitive world of industrial real estate, 3D Matterport Virtual Tours are a game-changer. With benefits spanning from owner-tenant relationships to streamlined operations, property management, and wider industry use, they are a must-have technology for any warehouse or industrial facility.

For our example property, we didn’t stop at just the 3D Matterport Tour. We utilized our photography and aerial imaging services to create a portfolio of captivating images that emphasize the warehouse’s size, layout, and potential. These images serve as powerful tools to attract prospective buyers and investors, providing a visual narrative that complements the immersive 3D experience.

Ontario’s Leading 3D Virtual Tour Provider

Contact us today to explore how 3D Matterport Tours can help your industrial real estate business find new efficacies and have a competitive advantage over other properties and operations. We’re always excited to hear from landlords, building operators, facility management, leasing teams, and developers. We’ve scanned warehouses in the GTA, Montreal-Laval, Ottawa, Cornwall, and Kingston.

If you’re not in Eastern Ontario, you may not know that the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa benefits the mental, social, and physical wellbeing of children in Eastern Ontario. The CHEO Foundation achieves this objective by raising, managing, and distributing funds collected throughout several fundraising initiatives during the year, the most popular of which is the annual Dream of a Lifetime Lottery. It offers the opportunity to win more than $4.7 million in prizes including a CHEO Dream Home built by Minto Communities Ottawa alongside cars, cash, and leisure trips.

If you want to support the Ottawa community and have the chance to win a dream home in Ottawa, the CHEO Lifetime Lottery is an annual fundraiser to consider. All you have to do is buy your lottery tickets and cross your fingers! The best part is even if you don’t win the lottery, all proceeds collected are used to fund the Children’s Hospital in Eastern Ontario. Your money goes to support the kids at CHEO!

The 2023 CHEO Dream Home is located at the south foothills of Manotick and is aptly named The Equestrian. The design, by Tanya Collins Design, exudes a moody British equestrian theme with a color palette of camel, navy, dark green, and rich burgundy. The 4,383-square-foot floor plan, based on Minto’s Juneberry model design with a custom interior design, is located in Minto’s Mahogany community. The lottery home design is the last for Tanya Collins, who has been designing CHEO Dream Homes on behalf of Minto for six years and is ready to give up the reigns to new Ottawa interior design talent.

The home offers a main-floor office, an open-concept kitchen, three full bathrooms, a climate-controlled wine cellar, a media room, and a private primary suite deck. Closing up the envelope is an exterior with ironstone grey siding and black windows.

The rich color scheme continues throughout the house, with the primary bedroom featuring a king-size leather bed and an opulent ensuite. An outdoor kitchen perfect for Summer evening entertaining includes a pergola made of Douglas fir with louvred cedar slats.

Finally, the garage accommodates an accessible ramp for lottery visitors and includes tools from Home Depot.

The 2023 Minto Dream Home is located at 364 Flare Grove in Manotick and is open to visit Tuesdays to Fridays between 12PM to 8PM and Saturday to Sunday from 10AM to 6PM. It is open for public viewing until December 15, and tickets are available online, by phone, or in person at the home.

We Support Our Communities With 3D Virtual Tours

Through Random Scans Of Kindness, we support many Ontario Not-For-Profits with digital marketing and facility management tools. If your organization is in Ottawa, Montreal or Toronto, contact our team to see how we can help enable a virtual tour to support your cause.

All For A Good Cause: Habitat For Humanity Greater Ottawa

Not only are we helping Ottawa residents see inside their neighbours’ latest home renovations, but the event also serves a much greater purpose. By purchasing event tickets, you’re not only gaining exclusive access to these remarkable virtual tours but also making a significant contribution to Habitat For Humanity Greater Ottawa, a non-profit organization that relies on generous donations to support its vital programs.

Every ticket sold brings us one step closer to helping families in our community achieve their dreams of safe and affordable housing. Participation in this event goes beyond the reno tour – it extends a helping hand to those in need and strengthens the bonds of our community.

Thank you for joining us on this exciting journey of discovery, innovation, and philanthropy. Together, we’re making Ottawa an even better place to call home.

We believe in the power of technology to make a difference, and that’s why we’re proud to include these 3D Tours in our annual ‘Random Scans Of Kindness’ program. Each year, we donate a portion of our 3D tour capture services to non-profit organizations. This initiative not only provides non-profits with a powerful tool to showcase their spaces but also helps them in marketing their missions and fundraising efforts. If you’re part of a non-profit or have an idea for a space that could benefit from a virtual tour, we encourage you to reach out to us. It’s our way of giving back and helping those who make our community stronger. Together, we can continue to share stories, showcase spaces, and support the causes that matter most.

We would like to shine a spotlight on Quinns Pointe By Minto Communities in Barrhaven!

Experience the best suburban Ottawa has to offer at Quinn’s Pointe, located in the thriving community of Stonebridge between Barrhaven and Manotick in Ottawa. Surrounded by nature and convenient to top-rated schools, highway 416, public transportation, and recreational centers, Quinn’s Pointe is the perfect place for young families and working professionals. Just a short 25-30 minute drive from downtown Ottawa, the suburb has always had the Riocan plazas as an anchor for grocery stores, restaurants, Cineplex movie theater, and other retail such as Eyes of Barrhaven. But Barrhaven continues to grow with the Regional Group Citigate area and the arrival of major retailers like Costco, Amazon, and car dealerships closer to the highway. Quinn’s Pointe is also home to the Minto Recreation Complex, so those 6 am ice hockey practices are just minutes away.

Take a Look Inside Quinn’s Pointe

Highlighted below are three of the Quinn Point model homes, including the 36’ Single Family Clairmont,  the 30’ Single Family Kinghurst model, and the 43’ Single Family Quinton home. 

Step inside and experience these airy, spacious, and beautifully modern homes by Minto Communities Ottawa via our 3D Virtual tours.

Model Home Virtual Tour Specialists

With a virtual tour, homebuyers can do their own walk-throughs of properties or model homes from anywhere, and at any time, generating higher engagement and new home sales leads. Virtual tours allow buyers and sellers to come together online at a time that is mutually beneficial.

Time constraints, crowds, and frustrations are taken out of the equation, which adds up to a smoother and less stressful process. Because virtual tours, photographs, aerial photography, floor plans, and other measurements are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, buyers can examine the details, compare properties, and share the information with family, friends, and realtors at their convenience. Virtual Tours don’t drive away model home sales appointments either, what they do is prequalify specific home models for a homebuyer and new home consultant to visit.
We help homebuilders attract more qualified prospects by giving viewers the most complete and accurate representation of the property, filtering unqualified and uninterested leads, and attracting those that are genuinely interested and financially qualified.

Point3D Commercial Imaging is a contributing member of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association. If you are a builder and are looking to learn more or are ready to use 3D Virtual Tours in Ottawa, Montreal or Toronto, contact our team to begin capturing model home virtual tours.

What is a Virtual Open House?

A virtual open house is an immersive online tour of a property, especially attractive to the first round of clients who would otherwise visit in person. An excellent feature used to show an agent’s buyers around a property from the comfort of their own home virtual tours are more than just a feature; they are revolutionizing the home-buying business. Take it from the Ottawa homebuilders eQ Homes and Richcraft Homes, who both integrate model home virtual tours in their marketing strategy.

Benefits of Virtual Tours for Real Estate Buyers

• The 24/7 open house: Unlike traditional showings which require tedious scheduling and time constraints, virtual tours are “hosted” 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, giving visitors the opportunity to take their time exploring every corner of every room at their leisure and return to take a second (or third) look without the need to schedule an appointment.
• See a property from anywhere: Because virtual tours are worldwide, clients who may have been able to travel to view the listing before having the opportunity to look at properties regardless of the distance, expanding the customer base on a global level.
• Learn the layout better: Virtual tours are more detailed and easier to visualize than just photos and floor plans. Adding tours of the neighborhood, schools, and town centers, prospective buyers can gain a great insight into the area without ever stepping foot on the grounds.
• Prospective buyers can take their time: Clients can spend more time in the rooms and areas that matter to them. If someone is especially interested in closet space, they can take time to explore every storage space in the home. Those who want to pay particular attention to the kitchen, yard, bathrooms, or office space can take their time to “walk through” the spaces that matter most to them without feeling rushed or crowded.

Benefits of Virtual Tours for Real Estate Agents

• More visitors can view the space at once: Because virtual visitors don’t take up any space in the tour, the capacity is limitless.
• Faster Deal Cycle: Present the complete information about a property in an immersive, online format that shortens your deal cycle by providing prospects with everything they need to close.
• More Qualified Prospects: Attract more qualified prospects by giving viewers the most complete representation of your property which cuts down unnecessary site visits.
• Save time, money, and a lot of hassle:  Intended to be the first viewing, the purpose is not just to reduce in-person viewings, but to ensure that the second physical viewings are qualified. By streamlining the time spent searching and narrowing down properties to view, buyers will only plan viewings for those in which they are most interested. Because an agent can spend as much as eight hours with clients on first-time viewings, virtual tours are a more efficient marketing tool. 
• Immersive experience: By offering an extra dimension and immersive experience, virtual tours enhance the value of online hosting substantially, helping to set the agency apart from the competition. Because 80% of first viewings don’t lead to a second, agents can eliminate wasting time on clients that have little or no intention of purchasing.  
• Accessible to buyers with physical limitations: Virtual tours make showings to prospective buyers with restricted mobility or other issues that make it difficult to view properties in person possible. Visiting numerous properties  is a time-consuming and draining process for anyone, but for those with disabilities and special needs, it’s just that much harder.  Agents can provide all prospective buyers with an immersive experience regardless of their limitations.  
• Show properties in their best light: It’s always sunny in the virtual world. Because 60% of viewings are done on evenings and weekends,  3D Virtual Tours have the ability to change the time of day making it easier for agents to show the home’s interior and exterior in daylight, no matter what time of day it really is. 
• Editing Tools Highlight Property’s Best Features: Virtual technology also makes it possible to portray the property in its very best light, in springtime, for example,  even in the dead of winter. Virtual gardens, lawns, pools, and other exterior features can be virtually optimized as well. Grass made green, pools blue and clear, and gardens filled with colorful spring flowers.
• Less disruptive to sellers’ lives: One of the hardest parts of showing homes to prospects is encouraging sellers to keep the house clean and tidy without being a thorn in their side. This can be especially difficult for sellers with small kids and pets or who work from home. With pre-recorded virtual tours, sellers never have to worry about keeping the property constantly neat and tidy or having their family or work life disturbed. 
• Elevate a property’s aesthetic appeal with virtual staging: Virtual staging: Virtual staging can add, change,  or upgrade interior design elements to 3D tours and images, in order to make a property, more aesthetically pleasing or easily understood by a buyer. Virtual staging and interior design can be personalized to fit the age or style of the prospective buyer.

Like many other industries that pivoted during the pandemic, the real estate market has changed forever and virtual tours are a huge part of that change. Most of our clients are now including a 3D Tour with every listing because it helps qualify buyers and quickens closing the real estate sale. As a buyers agent, having a digital twin of multiple exclusive listings gives clients the freedom to tour many homes as many times as they want, all from the quiet and convenience of their own home or office.

Virtual tours are a valuable tool for businesses of all sizes, as they can save time and money while increasing the effectiveness of training. These tours can be used repeatedly, freeing up veteran staff and management to focus on their work.

In addition, virtual tours eliminate risk factors by allowing new hires to get up-close-and-personal with even the most dangerous machinery without disrupting the work of current staff or halting facility operations. As the workplace adapts to the new normal, virtual tours are a valuable resource for the training and onboarding process.

We are 3D Virtual Tour Specialists

3D Virtual tours offer a unique and immersive solution to a wide range of industries. If you are interested and are looking to learn more or are ready to use 3D Virtual Tours in Ottawa, Montreal or Toronto, contact our team to schedule your scan.

The Power of Pointclouds: Electric Substation

Safety And Efficiency Advancements

Facility managers and engineers are responsible for inspecting and maintaining critical infrastructure and buildings over time. This process often involves multiple site visits by multiple disciplines and may require further investigation once deficiencies are identified. Point cloud technology offers a more efficient and safer alternative by allowing for a single site visit to capture 360-degree photos and accurate measurements. This data can be used to create virtual tours of an electrical substation and detailed repair and maintenance plans, reducing the need for on-site personnel and minimizing the risk of injury.

The Right 3D Laser Scanner For The Job

There are various types of 3D laser scanners available on the market, each with different distance, speed, and accuracy capabilities. At Point3D, we use the Leica Geosystems line of 3D laser scanners and carefully select the most appropriate device for each project based on its complexity, size, and accuracy requirements. This allows us to deliver accurate and reliable point cloud data to our clients.

How To Use Pointcloud 3D Data

Point cloud files can be seamlessly integrated into Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD as-built workflows, enabling the creation of various types of floor plans, including as-built models, MEPF clash reports, and floor flatness/levelness reports. If you don’t have an internal team to develop your pointcloud-to-BIM, we can design as-found models at the level of detail required.

Pointcloud File Formats

Point cloud files come in a range of formats, including both open-source and proprietary options. The appropriate format depends on the downstream workflow and point cloud software being used in visualization or as-built modeling. At Point3D, we can help you determine the right point cloud specifications to meet your needs.

Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) is a common method for producing point cloud data, which can be stored in a variety of file formats. These formats are designed to hold 3D point cloud data, as well as other 3D data such as images and meshes. They support a wide range of binary data types, including coordinates, intensity, color, and reflectance. To ensure optimal usability, point cloud processing is often performed to reduce file size.

Point cloud files offer a convenient way to share accurate site measurements and 360-degree images within an organization, improving collaboration and project management. Laser scanning for point clouds is a cost-effective and time-saving solution for electrical engineers, electricity providers, and substation operators who prioritize efficiency and innovation.

We are 3D Laser Scanning and Point Cloud Experts

With experience scanning hundreds of electrical stations, distribution substations, and network buildings, Point3D is the point cloud specialist you are looking for. Whether it’s for accurate as-found conditions facilities or for managing projects remotely, our clients in this space are saving time and money with Point Cloud services. Contact Point3D to learn more about 3D Laser Scanning for Point Cloud files in Canada.

Restaurant Virtual Tours could be the Food Industry’s Secret Ingredient for Success

They say we eat with our eyes first, and when it comes to visually engaging and sharing content with restaurant customers, 3D virtual tours speak louder than words. 

One of the pandemic’s most highly impacted industries, Covid-19 altered the restaurant game forever. Restaurants needed to quickly pivot from in-person dining to take-out/online operations in the blink of an eye. What was once a novel exception, delivery began ruling the food game.

Restaurants that once competed for in-person clientele, today’s kitchens serve delivery, take-out, dine-in, event venue rentals, and private events all at once. And with new restaurant business models bolstered by online apps like Uber Eats and Skip The Dishes, ghost kitchens are beginning to flood the market. Competition among restaurateurs is fiercer than ever.

With lockdowns a thing of the past, the restaurant industry is experiencing pent-up demand for unique and memorable food experiences. Whether you own a trendy street fooderie or an established upscale establishment, to meet the demands of today’s food consumer,  restaurants today require innovative, intelligent, and strategic marketing to whet their customer’s appetites. 

No longer tempted only by directly mailed menus or old-fashioned newspaper ads, today’s food fans expect more information, insight, and transparency before opening their wallets and making a reservation.

As more restaurants begin to use traditional video in their marketing efforts, it’s important for businesses to stand out for customers to take notice.

That’s where Restaurant Virtual Tours come into play.

Restaurants are using 3D Tours to introduce their ambiance and menu to consumers for the first time online, turning impressed first impressions into booked tables.

Beyond this, restaurant patrons appreciate being able to see the “best” seats in the house when making reservations. 

Restaurant owners and managers are using 3D Tours to market their restaurants to both corporate and private party planners looking to rent a space or the entire restaurant for their events.

To rise above the internet noise, restaurants must find creative ways to engage with their customer base and attract new business.  The next wave in the food service marketing game is digital and 3D Virtual Tours are a secret ingredient in a successful restaurant’s recipe box.

As more restaurants begin to use traditional video in their marketing efforts,  it’s important for businesses to stand out for customers to take notice.

Changing the way we see restaurants

Virtual Tours for restaurants are one of the answers to the food service industry’s call for something more. Using virtual tour technology, offering a 360-degree, panoramic view, we are helping meet the ever-evolving needs of restaurants, ghost kitchens, and food retail establishments with onboarding and digital marketing with immersive virtual tours. Customers spend 5 to 10 times more on websites with virtual tours.

With restaurant virtual tours on websites, shared on social media channels, and recorded to create video content, they’re offering a wide range of marketing applications and facility management uses for restaurant owners.

Savvy restaurateurs are using 3D Tours to showcase their event venue spaces, providing corporate meeting planners with an immersive preview of their restaurants’ event space. Busy, out-of-town executives that are strapped for time are finding the convenience of touring a space without having to leave their office highly beneficial, making 3D Tours an essential marketing tool for this potential customer base.

Caterers, large groups, and families looking for event venues to hold weddings, bridal showers, birthday parties, reunions, bar mitzvahs, etc. are more likely to click on a restaurant’s event space website that features a 3D Virtual Tour, which offers a view of the space that traditional video or still photography cannot.

We also have food court establishments using 3D Tours to highlight their ambiance, offering a striking first impression online, and enticing first-time customers to visit their favourite restaurants.

And with the ability to be embedded with multi-media tags filled with videos, photos, and links, the uses can be further expanded for facility management, onboarding, training, and other operational purposes.  

An essential tool used to illustrate menu items, introduce cooking techniques, explain inventory and inspection procedures, aid in customer service training, and assist with upselling techniques, virtual tours offer limitless opportunities to run an efficient business and boost a restaurant’s bottom line.

With sustainability, safety, and health being key decision factors at the top of consumers’ minds these days, folks want to know more about the brands they choose to patronize. 

To that end, studies show that the public wants to see more visual content from local businesses because it gives them a behind-the-scenes view and makes the establishments seem more trustworthy and transparent. Customers aged 18 to 34 are 130% more likely to book a table at restaurants with virtual tours.

This holds especially true for restaurants, giving customers upfront and personal views of the food they’ll be eating and the space they’ll be dining in. 

Leveraging the power of 3D Virtual Tour marketing for your restaurant will give you a better shot at attracting hungry diners by enticing customers with realistic mouth-watering images that can’t be captured with traditional video or still photography. It also gives customers a sneak peek into the restaurant’s workings behind the scenes.

Spices up your social presence

Foodies today love to share every aspect of their palate-pleasing experiences. Whether it’s a perfect finger-licking chicken wing added to an Instagram story or a flaky croissant and steamy latte uploaded to their Twitter feed to ensure your restaurant stands out, you need to rise above the loud social media noise.  

Just about anyone with a smartphone can create videos and post them on social media. To increase engagement, breed brand loyalty, and gain followers, matterport virtual tours will capture the attention of your prospective customers and excite your base.

Ridge Rock Brewing Co. in Carp, ON uses Restaurant Virtual Tours on its website to show its locations, tell its rich history story, highlight its chef’s personal style, and announce new menu items or upcoming events. 

Paints a vibrant picture 

There are few businesses that rely more on physical ambiance and environment than restaurants. It can be a painstaking task to get the look and feel of your restaurant’s interior and exterior with basic images or even traditional video. 

Virtual tours allow customers to get a more realistic feel of your restaurant. The ability to adjust the mood with lighting and set a virtual table helps to entice customers more vividly than any other medium. We helped Hyde & Seek, a new hip speakeasy in downtown Ottawa by showcasing their new fresh digs online and enabling online bookings with Tablz.

Faster employee training

As the labor shortage continues to loom large, restaurants and facility management companies are having a difficult time hiring and retaining qualified staff. Using virtual tours in hiring sites, businesses can effectively market themselves to the most qualified candidates.  New or visiting employees can access your store from their own computer to quickly understand the flow of the space and overall atmosphere without the hassle of an onsite visit. 

Restaurant operators for the likes of Starbucks love using 3D Virtual Tours to understand what equipment is installed at what location. They also get an inside view of the entire restaurant, helping them coordinate new marketing campaigns and construction projects. Helping new employees learn their way around means they can hit the ground running on their first day, speeding up the onboarding process tremendously.

Higher Google ranking

Professional Google Street View Trusted virtual tours can be paired with your restaurant’s Google maps and street view, which helps with SEO. If a prospective customer is conducting a near-me search for restaurants in a specific geographic area on Google, for example, multiple results will be displayed.

Not only will restaurants with virtual tours in place stand out, but the increased engagement and uptick in clicks will boost your SEO, moving your restaurant up in the ranks.

Highly cost-effective digital marketing

Not only are virtual tours more interactive than traditional video production with over twice the time spent on the page, but they are also surprisingly affordable. And because 41% of virtual restaurant tours result in an on-site visit, they are a highly cost-effective marketing tool.  Did you know 67% of people want more businesses to offer virtual tours?

Brand Showcasing

When Figaro Coffee House wanted to showcase its brand, featuring fine Arabica coffee beans from around the world, it knew it wanted to brew something that stood out from the competition.  That’s when they got in touch with Point3D to harness the power of virtual presence for their new flagship location in Ottawa, ON.

They had us create 3D Virtual Tours to highlight the company’s superior roasting tactics, giving customers a birdseye, behind-the-scenes view that captured the brand’s sophisticated style and high-end standards.

Promotes Corporate Events and Private Party Hosting

Matterport Tours has the ability to allow planners to view your space without having to take time from their busy schedules for a live visit. When customers search for catering venues, restaurants with virtual tours will attract more visitors and draw more business. This powerful showing and placemaking tool can be easily shared and viewed by any device with an internet connection.

To show its separate room styles, Live Real Factory had us create two 3D Virtual Tours, one for its Corporate event venue and another for Events. Having these 3D Tours as separate links helps management show the setting for more event venue space bookings than ever before.

Creates an immersive experience

With more and more restaurants adding video to their marketing strategy, 3D Virtual Tours give you a leg up on today’s crowded online marketplace. An immersive experience that lets customers “walk-in” to your restaurant with their phone or computer long before they ever actually walk through your front door, prospective guests can wander through your restaurant virtually, scroll through your online menu, and gain deeper insight into your business’s unique universe.

By adding additional elements to the 3D Showcase, Aiana Restaurant Collective leads their guests by the hand into a whole new world. Their virtual tour has multimedia labels to show menus, recipes, interviews with chefs, and customer testimonials.

We Are Restaurant Virtual Tour Specialists

Point3D Commercial Imaging is a contributing member of the Ottawa Board of Trade. We’ve worked with almost a hundred restaurants in Eastern Canada to help market their tables and event space options digitally. If you are a restaurant and are ready to use 3D Virtual Tours for restaurants in Ottawa, Montreal or Toronto, contact our team!