Case Studies

Proven Monitoring Outcomes on Complex Sites

A selection of completed programmes drawn from our project history: from LiDAR and BIM-ready point clouds to structural and envelope documentation on complex sites.

All Residential Commercial Education Infrastructure

ResidentialMango Hill, QLD2026 programme

56 Mary Street, Mango Hill, external LiDAR

External LiDAR survey to capture the three-dimensional form of a proposed residential development site, with outputs tailored for Revit-based design work.

Challenge

The development team required a defensible external "shell" of the site and built form context ahead of detailed design, with data that would ingest cleanly into Autodesk Revit.

Solution

Oculus attended site for LiDAR capture across the external scope nominated by the client, completed registration and processing, and issued registered point cloud deliverables in .rcp (or the client’s preferred equivalent) for Revit.

Outcome

The project team received consistent reality-capture data for early design and stakeholder communication without rework between survey and modelling disciplines.

Sensors Deployed

Terrestrial LiDARExternal envelope and site captureRevit-ready point cloud

CommercialSpringfield Central, QLD2025 programme

Orion Springfield Central, hotel and precinct works

LiDAR scanning and site inspection supporting investigation and documentation works at the Orion Hotel and wider Orion Springfield retail and entertainment precinct.

Challenge

Retail and hotel environments demand tight programming: capture had to support engineering and asset decisions across multiple tenancies without unnecessary disruption.

Solution

Oculus combined targeted LiDAR capture with site inspection discipline so consultants received an objective spatial record aligned to the investigation brief and precinct coordination needs.

Outcome

Investigation and delivery stakeholders gained a shared spatial baseline for review, reducing ambiguity during technical assessment across the precinct.

Sensors Deployed

Terrestrial LiDARSite inspectionRegistered point cloud

ResidentialBrisbane CBD, QLD2025 programme

41 George Street, student accommodation

Ground-floor LiDAR survey to support student accommodation works in the Brisbane CBD.

Challenge

Dense urban frontages and active foot traffic require rapid, well-planned capture windows while still achieving complete coverage of the ground plane.

Solution

Oculus scoped a ground-floor LiDAR programme with pragmatic mobilisation and registration suited to a tight city site.

Outcome

The delivery team received an accurate ground-level spatial record for coordination with building services and structural interfaces.

Sensors Deployed

Terrestrial LiDARGround floor captureUrban site programme

CommercialMudgeeraba, QLD2025 programme

Bell Central, scan & BIM

LiDAR scanning and BIM modelling services for the Bell Central site, from reality capture through to model-ready outputs.

Challenge

Retail and mixed-use assets often carry incomplete legacy documentation; the client needed a model that reflected what was actually built.

Solution

Oculus delivered scanning and BIM modelling as an integrated scope so geometry, grids, and major built elements were traceable back to point cloud evidence.

Outcome

Stakeholders moved from anecdotal drawings to a survey-backed model suitable for tenancy, services, and capital planning discussions.

Sensors Deployed

Terrestrial LiDARBIM modellingPoint cloud to model

EducationSt Lucia, QLD2025 programme

University of Queensland, building envelope scanning

Laser scanning across multiple campus buildings to support envelope-related engineering and asset programmes.

Challenge

A multi-building programme requires consistent survey standards so comparisons and quantities remain meaningful across building envelopes with different ages and materials.

Solution

Oculus deployed repeatable capture and registration methods across the nominated UQ buildings, tuned for envelope geometry and access constraints.

Outcome

Facilities and consulting teams received a coordinated spatial dataset spanning multiple assets, improving planning consistency.

Sensors Deployed

Terrestrial LiDARMulti-building programmeEnvelope-focused capture

CommercialDurack, QLD2025 programme

Durack Tavern, gaming room & sports bar

Scanning to support gaming room and sports bar refurbishment, capturing existing conditions for fitout design and services coordination.

Challenge

Hospitality refurbishments move quickly; incomplete as-builts increase RFIs during shop drawing review.

Solution

Oculus captured built geometry relevant to the gaming room and sports bar scopes and issued point cloud deliverables aligned to the refurbishment programme.

Outcome

Designers and contractors worked from a current-state spatial record rather than superseded plans, tightening coordination during procurement.

Sensors Deployed

Terrestrial LiDARInterior captureFitout coordination

CommercialBrisbane CBD, QLD2025 programme

146 Queen Street, awning replacement

Engineering and reality-capture inputs for awning replacement works on a high-profile CBD frontage.

Challenge

Street-front awning works interface with façade anchors, services, and public safety, surveys must be precise enough for structural and architectural detailing.

Solution

Oculus supported the programme with engineering-led scanning and documentation suited to awning replacement coordination.

Outcome

The project team could progress detail design with confidence in connection geometry and interfaces to the existing façade.

Sensors Deployed

Terrestrial LiDARFaçade & awning interfaceCBD capture

InfrastructureCharleville, QLD2024 programme

Charleville main street upgrade, environmental compliance

Council-led road upgrade with vibration, noise, and dust monitoring along the retail frontage and adjoining residences.

Challenge

A regional main street programme needed affordable multi-parameter compliance that still satisfied council environmental conditions and community expectations.

Solution

Oculus deployed vibration geophones at receiver lines, Class 1 noise loggers, and nephelometer-based dust units with one dashboard and weekly council-ready summaries.

Outcome

The programme ran without uncontrolled exceedances; council received consistent evidence packs for complaints and site meetings.

Sensors Deployed

Vibration monitoringNoise loggingDust PM10 / PM2.5

InfrastructureRoma, QLD2025 programme

Roma retaining wall and utility corridor monitoring

Monitoring for excavation-adjacent retention, crack tracking on legacy masonry, and construction vibration along a town utility corridor.

Challenge

Clayey soils and older masonry storefronts meant small movements could telegraph cracking; the client needed early warning while services were sleeved behind the wall.

Solution

Oculus installed inclinometer-style tilt arrays on the retention face, crack gauges on nominated masonry panels, and vibration monitors at the nearest footings.

Outcome

Threshold alerts were triaged by the duty engineer; work methods were adjusted twice before any receiver complaint escalated.

Sensors Deployed

TiltmetersCrack gaugesVibration meters

InfrastructureLongreach, QLD2025 programme

Longreach civic precinct, dust and noise programme

Dust and noise monitoring during demolition and piling stages of a civic building renewal, with vibration checks on the adjoining library slab.

Challenge

The site sat in a low-background town centre: wind shifts could change dust readings quickly, and the library required a conservative vibration watch.

Solution

Oculus paired fence-line dust and noise stations with a short-baseline vibration channel and alert rules tied to council conditions.

Outcome

The contractor held digital records for each high-wind day and could show correlation between activity, wind, and monitored levels.

Sensors Deployed

Dust monitoringNoise monitoringVibration spot checksCrack gauges on library slab

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