One of the most practical questions Matterport users ask—especially those scanning commercial spaces on quoted jobs—is deceptively simple: how big is the space I just scanned? You'd think this would be obvious, but the answer isn't always easy to find, and several of the most visible methods cost money. Here's a breakdown of every method available, [...]
Commercial clients typically want one thing from a Matterport scan: a model that’s useful for multiple teams. In February we often see increased demand from venues, offices and mixed-use spaces—where operations, marketing and contractors all need a clear reference point. Why commercial digital twins keep growing A Matterport digital twin reduces friction. Instead of multiple [...]
Not every Matterport job is a simple walk-through of a house. Large, complex sites—campuses, multi-floor facilities and operational buildings—need a different approach. The biggest challenge is rarely camera quality; it’s time, access, and maintaining a clean capture workflow while the site stays live. Plan zones before you capture For large buildings, capture planning should be [...]
When deadlines tighten—end-of-year listings, staging, and last-minute viewings—speed matters. A Matterport virtual tour gives agents and homeowners a fast way to present a property clearly, while giving buyers something simple: the ability to understand layout before they book a visit. We regularly see demand across Central London and commuter areas such as Brentwood, where properties [...]
December in London can produce stunning property marketing—yet winter capture conditions often create the biggest challenges for a Matterport scan. Low sun angles, fast-changing daylight and reflective finishes (glass, mirrors, polished stone and glossy cabinetry) can all reduce the “clean” feel of a 3D virtual tour if you don’t plan for them. The quickest win [...]
Office buildings don’t stand still. Layouts evolve, facilities are upgraded, and areas get reconfigured as projects move through phases. The real challenge isn’t capturing a space once—it’s keeping a digital twin accurate after changes happen, without re-scanning everything from scratch. In October we carried out a complicated revisit Matterport scan for Capgemini London at 95 Queen Victoria Street, EC4V 4HN, near [...]
The biggest value in a multi-site project is consistency. If each store is captured differently (different scan route, different coverage, different level of detail), the digital twins become harder to compare and less useful as a standard reference. For this batch, the goal was a repeatable approach that works whether the unit is 1,600 sq [...]
August is peak season for hospitality spaces in London. Restaurants and hotels are busy, teams are stretched, and any project that adds disruption quickly becomes a problem. That’s exactly why Matterport capture works so well for hospitality: you can create a high-quality digital twin that supports marketing, planning and operations—without dragging stakeholders into repeated site [...]
Commercial projects move fast: fit-outs accelerate, trades overlap, and stakeholders need to make decisions quickly—often without everyone being on site. That’s exactly where a Matterport digital twin becomes more than a “virtual tour.” For commercial property, it’s a practical documentation tool: a time-stamped, navigable record that helps teams coordinate, track progress, and reduce the number [...]
June is a great month for scanning large or complex sites in Scotland: long daylight hours help with access planning, and it’s easier to capture exteriors, corridors and transition spaces without rushing. This year, one of our standout June jobs was creating a Matterport digital twin at Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE) on Blackford Hill—an astronomical site that [...]
