GeoSLAM Point Cloud Animation | Pooles Cavern

Now labelled as one of the seven wonders of the Peak District, Poole’s Cavern is a 2-million-year-old natural limestone cavern near Buxton in the Peak District. Coining its name from an infamous fifteenth century medieval outlaw, Poole, who used the cavern as a hiding place, Poole’s cavern is now a famous UK landmark that is visited by thousands each year.

Chartered land surveryors, GeoTerra, were invited by the BCRA (British Cave Research Association) to scan the cavern, so they could gain a better understanding of the geological formation. Using GeoSLAM's ZEB Revo RT laser scanner, GeoTerra’s goal was to map both areas accessible to the public and the narrow spaces just big enough to crawl through – a system of caves measuring 300metres long and 50metres wide.