Scan2BIM, i.e. the automated reconstruction of building models from 3D sensor data like mobile mapping point clouds is a very active field of research driven by the increasing demand in building industry, architecture and facility management for accurate and up-to-date BIM models for existing buildings.

A special research focus is set on exploring indoor/outdoor transitions, on incorporating data from other sensor modalities like e.g. thermal cameras and on integrating the building model reconstruction into the mobile mapping process (i.e. on-the-fly modeling).