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Who it is for

Your 3D scene is not the point. What it does for your business is.

Agents, developers, builders, surveyors, insurers and councils tell us the same thing: nice viewer, what does it help us do? This page answers that, buyer by buyer, with published figures and honest limits.

Each section follows the same order: the pain, what we do, the benefit, and the published evidence. Where we could not find a figure we could verify, it says so instead of quoting one.

The problem, in published numbers

What these have in common: someone had to decide, pay or agree without seeing the real thing, or without a clear record of what was there. A dated 3D record of the real site fixes that. Everyone sees the same picture, from anywhere, on the same day.

62.6%of Dubai property sales in 2025 were off-plan: 134,623 of 214,912. Buyers commit before the building exists.
2,410projects studied across 122 countries. Claims averaged about two thirds of planned schedules and a third of budgets (HKA, 2026).
93.7%of UK new-build buyers reported problems to their builder after moving in. 26.2% reported 16 or more (HBF, 2025).
0.56%of a council’s population responded to local plan consultations (RTPI, 2026). 33% did not know how to get involved.
19 daysaverage empty period between lets in England (Goodlord, 2025). 23 days in the West Midlands.
about 5%of UK project value lost to avoidable error (Get It Right Initiative, 2026). Counting indirect cost, estimates run from 10% to 25%.
41%of 7,321 buildings insurance complaints were upheld by the Financial Ombudsman in 2024/25.
14,961home buyers caught in 100 abandoned housing projects in Malaysia (June 2026).

What the system does for you

A 3D scene is the means. These are the outcomes.

Fewer wasted trips

Buyers, tenants, surveyors and councillors look first, in a browser, on a phone. Only the people who still want to come, come.

An earlier yes, from anywhere

Overseas and out-of-town buyers walk the real site, plot or unit before they commit.

One shared picture

A dated record means your team, your client and the other side see the same site on the same day.

Proof of progress

Regular re-captures with a plain-English update, checked by a person, so buyers, lenders and clients can see what moved.

Evidence when things go wrong

A before and after record for snagging, damage, theft or an insurance claim.

Planning from the desk

Measure, plan access and check where the new building will sit without another site visit.

Who it helps, and the evidence

Estate agents

Wasted viewings, slow sales, losing instructions
Pain
Fourteen viewings to sell a home, some with people who were never going to buy. Vendors ask why the sale is slow, and why they should instruct you rather than the agent down the road.
What we do
A 3D scene of the property or plot with a link for your listing, your site and WhatsApp, so buyers look before they visit. Show homes and flats as a phone walkthrough in 3D.
Benefit
Fewer viewings with people who were never going to buy, more time for those who are, and a stronger pitch when you ask for the instruction.
Evidence
  • It takes an average of 14 viewings of 28 minutes each to sell a UK home, a vendor estimate that sets 335,126 hours a year spent on time-waster viewings.
  • US listings with a Zillow 3D Home tour got 37% more views and went pending 14% faster (2021). Matterport reports “up to” 31% faster sales (2020, vendor study).
  • Independent: no significant effect on sale price across 75,178 Los Angeles sales, but firms that used tours in all listings managed 2.4% more listings.
Apartment and show home viewer →

Letting agents and landlords

Void weeks, out-of-town tenants
Pain
Every empty week is rent not received. Tenants who live elsewhere cannot view, so the let waits.
What we do
A 3D tour of each property for your listing, and a dated record of its condition at move-in and move-out for the deposit conversation.
Benefit
Earlier interest from tenants who cannot travel, fewer failed viewings, and a shared record of the property’s condition.
Evidence
  • The average void between tenancies in England is 19 days (2025): 15 in London and 23 in the West Midlands.
  • We found no published figure for how many tenants rent from abroad before viewing in person, so we do not quote one. We will measure your void days before and after, in a pilot.
Property and plot viewer →

Developers

Selling off-plan, and buyers who cannot visit
Pain
Selling before it is built needs trust. Buyers abroad cannot visit, renders look like everyone else’s, and when buyers doubt progress they slow down or stop paying.
What we do
Your real site in 3D with the proposed buildings placed where they will go, then regular progress captures with a plain-English update. Add a plot and unit status map when you are ready.
Benefit
Overseas and out-of-town buyers can see the real plot, the views and the neighbours. Buyers who have paid a deposit see proof that work is moving.
Evidence
  • Dubai, 2025: 134,623 of 214,912 sales (62.6%) were off-plan. A secondary report puts off-plan at 85.2% of purchases by new non-resident investors.
  • When it goes wrong: Malaysia has 100 abandoned private housing projects affecting 14,961 buyers (June 2026).
  • We found no published overseas-buyer share for giga-project sales, so we make no claim about it.
Read the society register case study →

Construction companies

Disputes, snagging, progress records, theft and damage
Pain
Arguments about who did what, and when. Snag lists that run to pages. Theft and damage on site, and the question of which contractor is responsible. An insurer who wants proof.
What we do
A dated 3D record of the site on a schedule, for example before each handover and after any incident. You send a link, not a folder of photos. AI reviews every frame and a person checks the report. Compare any two dates side by side.
Benefit
A record both sides can open on the same day, so the first conversation about who is responsible starts from the same facts. Snags found at a walkthrough, not after handover.
Evidence
  • Across 2,410 projects in 122 countries, claims averaged about two thirds of planned schedules and a third of budgets. Design failures hit 40.5% of projects, scope change 33.4% (HKA, 2026).
  • UK: avoidable error costs about 5% of project value. Counting indirect cost, estimates run from 10% to 25%.
  • UK new homes: 93.7% of buyers reported problems after moving in, and 26.2% reported 16 or more (HBF, 2025).
  • Site crime, UK security survey (2025): 67% of respondents report an increase, and 42% said a project was delayed.
Dated site record →

Site and plant operations

Equipment, hazard zones and condition, on the real site
Pain
The plan of record is a drawing. What is actually standing on the ground, how far apart it is, what condition it is in and where people are allowed to walk lives in several heads and several spreadsheets.
What we do
One flight becomes a measured 3D of the site: equipment sized and spaced, reach and clearance drawn on the real ground, condition read from the footage and checked by a person, and your own layers on top, such as hazard zones, routes and readings.
Benefit
One picture your operations, safety and engineering teams argue from, with every number labelled as measured, estimated or read by AI so nobody mistakes one for another.
Evidence
  • Our own work, published in full: a petrochemical plant rebuilt from nine drone clips, thirteen storage vessels sized and spaced to within 7%, two crane boom tips located in 3D, and one vessel flagged by AI for rust then checked by eye.
  • A working container terminal rebuilt the same way, with every moving truck tracked and the stacks counted by AI.
  • Both are experiments on stock footage, not client deliveries, and the write-ups say exactly what was measured and what was estimated.
Read the plant case study →

Surveyors

Return visits, measuring from the desk
Pain
A second trip because a measurement was missed, access was blocked, or the client asks one more question.
What we do
Capture once, then measure from the desk: distances, heights and areas, and look at roofs and boundaries from every angle. Reopen the same scene when the client asks again.
Benefit
Fewer return visits, safer checks of roofs and hard-to-reach areas, and a scene you can share with the client.
Evidence
  • We support your judgement. We do not claim survey-grade accuracy, and we do not replace your survey.
  • We found no published figure for the cost of return or abortive visits, so we do not quote one. In a pilot we count return visits with you, before and after.
What the measurements can and cannot do →

Insurers and loss adjusters

A before and after record
Pain
Claims arrive with a few photos and no record of how the property looked before. Disputes take time and trust.
What we do
A dated 3D record of the insured site before an event, and a fresh capture after it, side by side. AI lists visible changes and a person checks the list.
Benefit
A clearer, faster conversation between the insured, the adjuster and the contractor, starting from the same record.
Evidence
  • The Financial Ombudsman received 7,321 buildings insurance complaints in 2024/25 and upheld 41%. This does not show that missing records caused them. A dated record gives both sides the same facts to start from.
  • It is not a loss assessment, a valuation or legal advice.
Dated site record →

Planning consultants and councils

Objections that arrive too late
Pain
Objections arrive late because people never understood the scheme. Only a sliver of residents take part.
What we do
Residents walk the real site with the proposed buildings placed on it, before anything is built, from a link or a QR code on a notice.
Benefit
People can see what is proposed before they respond, so more of the feedback you receive is about the scheme itself. Residents take part on a phone, in their own time.
Evidence
  • Written responses to local plan consultations equal just 0.56% of a council’s population (RTPI, 2026). 33% of the public did not know how to get involved, 39% felt it would not make a difference, and 7% had engaged (YouGov).
  • Watford Borough Council’s digital planning pilot, with a 3D model and QR codes: 93% of people surveyed liked an interactive map, 84% were likely to use it, and 37% said they would not engage with major applications without the new digital approach.
A development placed on the real ground →

Venues, including wedding venues

Couples and clients who live elsewhere
Pain
Clients cannot visit every venue, and every tour takes your team’s time. Some visits were never going to convert.
What we do
A 3D walkthrough of the venue, the grounds and the room layouts, shared by link. Enquiry screens are in our demos; the live booking system is in development.
Benefit
People who cannot travel can shortlist you from home, and the tours you host are with people who already like what they saw.
Evidence
  • US couples married in 2022 inquired with five venues and visited four, on average. The report advises adding 360 degree tours. This is US data from a wedding marketplace, and we found no comparable figure we could verify for other markets.
Venues and places in 3D →
An honest note about 3D tours, and what we will not claim

Vendors report faster sales. Zillow found listings with a 3D tour went under offer 14% faster (US, 2021). Independent research is more careful: Harvard Business School studied 75,178 Los Angeles sales and found no significant effect on sale price. It did find that listings with tours were saved and crossed off more often, which the authors read as buyers screening their options.

That is the benefit we stand behind: fewer wasted viewings and better-informed decisions. We do not promise a higher price.

We do not claim survey-grade accuracy, and a capture does not replace a survey. AI reviews the footage and a person checks every report before it goes out. Drone flights happen only where they are legal and permitted. Where a figure comes from a vendor’s own study rather than independent research, this page says so.

Not sure where 3D fits?

Tell us which section sounds like you, and the one thing that costs you most today. We will say which is the smallest step that would fix it, and whether it is worth doing at all.

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