Oar Scanning

What Oar Scanning does

OAR Scanning LLC is a Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based construction technology professional services firm founded in 2021 by Ryan Briles after his engineering experience supporting Waste Management's design and engineering teams. The company delivers three integrated services to the AEC industry: 3D Laser Scanning and Scan-to-BIM/As-Builts; BIM Coordination and Virtual Construction; and Digital Delivery and Implementation. Its customers include general contractors and construction managers, HVAC and mechanical contractors, industrial owners and operators, engineering and environmental firms, equipment suppliers and integrators, and materials recovery facilities, with named clients including Waste Management, Republic Services, American Steel Fabricators, TBJ Gourmet Food Manufacturing, ETurbo, High Liner Foods, and GEI Consultants. The team of eight (grown from three) is led by Founder Ryan Briles and Partner/VP of Sales Jonathan Donahue, with no disclosed institutional funding.

The firm's technology stack centers on professional-grade LiDAR capture (Leica RTC360, Faro Focus, Trimble TX series; accuracy +/- 3-5 mm), SLAM-based mobile scanners (GeoSLAM, NavVis), drone-based photogrammetry, and downstream deliverable production in Autodesk Revit (LOD 100-350 models), Navisworks (AI-assisted clash detection), Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Cintoo Cloud, ArcGIS, BoreDM, Procore, and Bluebeam. Output formats include .RCP/.RCS/.E57/.LAS/.PTS point clouds, .RVT Revit models, .DWG CAD drawings, .OBJ/.FBX meshes, and deviation reports. OAR positions itself as software-agnostic, recommending the right toolset per project rather than standardizing on a single platform.

The business model is professional services-led: project-based fees typically ranging from $15,000 to $50,000+ per BIM coordination engagement depending on scope, with monthly retainers for Managed VDC Operations and quote-based pricing for scanning and digital delivery engagements. Field scanning is delivered regionally across the Northeast US (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT), while BIM Coordination and Digital Delivery are delivered remotely nationwide with no geographic constraints. The company operates as a privately held LLC with two partners, 200+ completed projects since founding, and no disclosed institutional capital or M&A activity.

Name

Oar Scanning

Legal name

OAR Scanning LLC

Website

https://oarscanning.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OAR Scanning is a Portsmouth, NH-based construction technology professional services firm providing 3D laser scanning, Scan-to-BIM, BIM coordination, and digital delivery services to general contractors, MEP contractors, industrial owners, and engineering firms across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Technology Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• 3D laser scanning
• Scan to BIM
• BIM coordination
• Virtual construction
• Digital delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. 3D Laser Scanning Services: Project-based professional services for 3D laser scanning, point cloud capture, and scan-to-BIM deliverables. Field scanning typically takes 1-3 days with point cloud processing in 3-5 business days and Revit models delivered based on scope. Revenue is generated through scoped project engagements with pricing based on facility size, complexity, and deliverable requirements.
2. BIM Coordination & Virtual Construction: Project-based and retainer-based BIM coordination services including clash detection, MEP coordination, and virtual construction management. Typical project-based coordination ranges from $15,000 to $50,000+ depending on scope, number of trades, and LOD requirements. Managed VDC operations are structured as monthly retainers.
3. Digital Delivery & Implementation: Consulting and implementation services for Common Data Environment configuration, BIM Execution Plans, training programs, and data integration. Engagements are structured as fixed-fee projects or monthly retainers depending on scope and duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OAR Scanning provides reality capture and digital delivery services for the AEC industry. The firm mobilizes LiDAR-based 3D laser scanning teams to construction and industrial sites to capture existing conditions, then converts point clouds into Revit models, 2D CAD as-builts, and coordinated BIM environments. It also delivers BIM coordination, virtual construction management, and Common Data Environment implementation on a project or retainer basis.

Product overview

OAR Scanning provides a connected three-service workflow for the AEC industry: 3D Laser Scanning for reality capture, BIM Coordination & Virtual Construction for multi-trade model coordination, and Digital Delivery & Implementation for data architecture and capability building. These three services connect into one integrated workflow where data flows from field capture to coordinated models to systems that make digital delivery repeatable. The company operates as a services provider rather than a software product company, delivering point clouds, Revit models, CAD drawings, coordinated BIM environments, and configured data systems tailored to each client's project and operational needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3D Laser Scanning / Scan to BIM / As-Builts
• BIM Coordination & Virtual Construction
• Digital Delivery & Implementation

Quantifiable outcome

• 350 clashes resolved before mobilization for a life sciences campus renovation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GPRS (Ground Penetrating Radar Systems): Largest US reality-capture services firm offering 3D laser scanning, BIM modeling, and utility locating to the same construction and industrial owner customer base as OAR. Operates at much larger scale and nationwide footprint, but competes head-to-head for the same scoped scan-to-BIM projects.
• TruePoint Laser Scanning: Specialist 3D laser scanning and scan-to-BIM services firm serving AEC, industrial, and architectural clients in the US. Highly comparable service mix and target customers, though at smaller scale and more regional.
• VIATechnik: BIM/VDC consulting firm providing scan-to-BIM, BIM coordination, and digital delivery services to AEC clients globally. Operates at much larger scale and enterprise tier, but directly overlaps OAR's BIM coordination and digital implementation offering.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: Provider of Revit, Navisworks, ACC, and BIM 360 — the core software stack OAR uses to deliver scan-to-BIM and coordination services. As Autodesk pushes Construction Cloud and AI features downstream, it competes with OAR's digital delivery/implementation practice.
• Trimble: Major AEC hardware and software platform whose TX-series scanners, Trimble Connect, and BIM/VDC tools underpin much of OAR's toolchain. Competes at the platform level and pushes further into scan-to-model and coordination services.
• Leica Geosystems (Hexagon): Global manufacturer of the Leica RTC360 and BLK series scanners that OAR deploys. As a hardware incumbent, Hexagon increasingly bundles cloud processing and BIM-ready deliverables, competing with services firms like OAR at the workflow layer.
• Faro Technologies: Manufacturer of the Faro Focus laser scanners used by OAR and a broader 3D measurement platform serving AEC, industrial, and public safety customers. Represents the hardware incumbent OAR relies on for capture.

Emerging players

• Avvir: Reality-capture-to-BIM automation platform that detects deviations between scans and BIM models. Targets the same MEP coordination, as-built verification, and facility management use cases that OAR addresses through its Scan-to-BIM service.
• Matterport: 3D capture platform primarily serving real estate and facility management, with growing AEC exposure. Competes for adjacent reality-capture budgets and pushes down-market on price, pressuring specialist scanning firms on smaller engagements.
• OpenSpace: AI-powered construction progress tracking platform using 360° imagery and BIM overlay. Competes with OAR for owner/GC attention and budget on jobsite documentation and as-built verification, though with a software-led rather than services-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@oar-bim
• Facebookfacebook.com/oar.bim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oar-scanning
• Instagraminstagram.com/oar.bim

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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