My dad is a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS). He recently used a scanner that has just been introduced to America from Europe. He performed a survey in
Riverside, CA at the Tyler Mall Galleria. The link is below. Scroll through the projects list until you see MND_10_5_11_Allen_Inst.
http://webshare.faro.com:8400/DebugTomcat/WebScene/WebScene.html
You may want to view this video about the technology also.
http://www.faro.com/usa/contentpages/colorscanner/lsvideo.aspx