Acta Scientiarum Polonorum

Geodetic inventory surveying is an essential element of the maintenance in industrial plants. It concerns, for
example, a cooling tower, for which the authors have assessed the use of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) in
the aspect of providing inventory measurements. The primary research motivation was the question whether
it was possible to verify the use of the laser scanning technology as a supplement or even as a substitute for
classical land surveying methods. Another important aspect was the problem of data acquisition necessary to
validate the usability of a BIM model (building information modeling) through restoring its structural shape
aided by the design information existing in an interactive 3D environment. The BIM technology allows for
conducting both extensive structural and strength analysis, providing efficient facility management as well as
for optimal planning of potential repairs.