FARO PREMIUM S70 vs TRIMBLE X9

This is a short comparison of the point-cloud quality coming from both machines. In the gallery below I show an example of the two coulds side by side. It is to be noted that in this comparison we can’t observe the difference in how truly vertical each scan is. From my understanding, the X9 has a superior compensator and a more precise angular accuracy.

That said, on the left, you see the cloud from the X9, and on the right, you see a cloud from the FARO S70.

Settings & Context

FARO S70 uses the 1/2 resolution setting, which results in 3mm @10m spacing and hits each point 2 times. The distance between the scan station and the surface is about 13 meters.

Trimble X9 uses the 4-minute setting, which also results in 3mm @10m spacing, and we don’t know how many times it hits each point.

The series of images demonstrates how each of the point clouds behaves when a clipping box is reduced. It is clear that the FARO has a cleaner point cloud and this results in a better definition of each brick and joint.

Finally, here is a verticality analysis of the same facade showered by both lasers. X9 to the left and S70 to the right.