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Leica to VPS: Turn a Leica Scan into a Machine-Readable Localization Map

Survey-grade geometry in. Sub-5 cm pose out. Control points preserved.

Sub-5 cm median localization accuracy. Deploy anywhere.

The output is a localization map, not a deliverable to archive. Phones, headsets, and robots resolve their 6-DoF pose against it.
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Export It. Upload It. Localize It.

MultiSet accepts Leica E57 exports as a native VPS input. Export the registered scan and upload it.

MultiSet reconstructs it into a 6-DoF localization map, with no separate photogrammetry pipeline in between.

Insta360 & MultiSet AI Visual Positioning System
Survey accuracy is the reason to start here
Terrestrial Leica scans carry survey-grade geometry, which makes them the right input wherever the map has to agree with a coordinate system that already exists. If the site has surveyed control points, they georeference the map rather than competing with it: the control points fix the map to the world, and the VPS fixes the device to the map.

Supported export: E57 point cloud
Capture hardware:
- BLK360 and RTC360: terrestrial, station-based
- BLK2GO: handheld, walked routes

From Leica Scan to AR, Robotics, and Spatial AI in Three Steps

MultiSet 360 video to VPS: a handheld 360 camera scanning a warehouse aisle into a spatial point cloud
Export
Export the registered scan as E57 once the stations are tied together. On most projects this file already exists, because it was the engineering deliverable.
MultiSet 360 video to VPS: raw 360 capture processing into a centimeter-accurate localization map
Upload
Log into the MultiSet Developer Portal. Select E57 as your input type, choose indoor or outdoor, and drop in the export. Scale and reconstruction are handled for you. Processing begins immediately.
MultiSet 360 video to VPS: phones, AR glasses and robots localize with 6-DoF pose on a warehouse map
Localize & Build
Your VPS map is live. Phones, headsets, robots, and spatial agents resolve 6-DoF pose against it via REST API. Scale across floors and buildings with MapSet, and keep versions and annotations current as the space changes.

Why a Leica Scan Is Worth More Than an Archive

The Deliverable Already Exists

Most Leica scans were commissioned for brownfield engineering, as-built verification or a revamp study, signed off, and filed. MultiSet ingests the same E57 directly, so the capture cost of a VPS deployment is zero.
A Localization Map, Not Just a Model

A point cloud is something engineers measure against. A VPS map is something devices query. Phones, headsets, and robots resolve their 6-DoF pose against it to sub-5 cm, across Unity, iOS, Android, WebXR, Meta Quest, and ROS 2.
Control Points Carry Through

Where a site is surveyed to a real-world coordinate system, that georeferencing is preserved rather than discarded. The AR overlay and the survey then agree, which is the difference between a demo and something a project will accept.
Station-Based or Handheld

Terrestrial scans give the highest precision per station. Handheld SLAM covers ground faster with looser tolerance. Both export E57 and both work as inputs, so the capture method stays an engineering decision rather than a positioning one.
Your Cloud or Ours

Run on MultiSet's public cloud, your private VPC, self-hosted on-prem, or fully on-device. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with enterprise identity and audit controls.
Campus-Scale with MapSet

Stitch Leica maps from multiple floors and buildings into one MapSet, and mix them with your Matterport, NavVis, FARO, 360 and Gaussian splat scans in a single coordinate system. Users localize continuously as they move between spaces, with no manual transitions and no drift.

From the Same Leica Scan: Digital Twin VPS Localization Map

A Leica scan produces geometry engineers measure, model and document against. MultiSet turns the same scan into a localization map your devices and robots query in real time. Different output, different job, and many teams run both.
Pilot Project
CAPABILITY
A 3D model / digital twin
A MultiSet VPS map
What it produces
A viewable 3D model, mesh, or digital twin of the space
A 6-DoF localization map devices query for their exact position
Primary job
Document, visualize, measure, and plan the space
Position phones, headsets, robots, and agents in the space, live
Who consumes it
People reviewing the space on a screen
Devices on site, resolving where they are to centimeters
On site
Revisited later in a browser or viewer
Localizes on device in under 1500 ms, on-prem or offline
Capture sources
Often tied to one capture type or platform
Scan-agnostic: Leica, Matterport, NavVis, FARO, 360 video, and 3DGS in one map
Where it fits
Captures and documents reality
Makes that same reality queryable for AR, robotics, and spatial AI
Frequently asked questions
Can you turn a Leica scan into a VPS map?

Yes. Export the registered scan as E57 and upload it. MultiSet builds a 6-DoF localization map that apps and robots query for their exact position, rather than geometry to measure against.

Does it work with BLK360, BLK2GO and RTC360?

Yes, because the input is the E57 rather than the device. Terrestrial scanners give the highest precision per station. Handheld SLAM covers ground faster with looser tolerance. Both work, so the capture method stays an engineering decision.

What happens to my survey control points?

They georeference the map rather than competing with it. Control points fix the map to a real-world coordinate system, and the VPS fixes the device to the map. The AR overlay and the survey then agree, which is usually what a project needs before it will accept the output.

Do I need to rescan the site?

No. Most Leica scans were commissioned for brownfield engineering, as-built verification or a revamp study, then archived. That same E57 becomes the localization map, which on a live plant matters more than cost, because access and permits are the hard part.

Can I combine a Leica map with my other scans?

Yes. MapSet stitches maps from different capture types into one coordinate system. Mix Leica, Matterport, NavVis, FARO, 360 video and Gaussian splats across floors and buildings, and devices localize continuously across all of them.

How accurate is VPS from a Leica scan?

Sub-5 cm median, with pose resolved in under 1500 ms. Survey-grade input does not raise the ceiling on VPS accuracy, but it does remove geometry error as a variable, which matters when the overlay has to agree with a model.

How many stations does a good map need?

Fewer than most people expect, but placed for overlap rather than for coverage on paper. Gaps between stations are the most common cause of a map that localizes in some places and fails in others, and they do not show up in a rendered preview. Plan the walk for how the map will be queried, not just for what needs documenting.

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