It all started with a tape measure and clip board. Today, PLANiT boasts a range of systems, superior attention to customer service and top product quality – and an enviable client list.
In the early 1990’s, Professional Engineer Mike Laurie worked in the real estate industry as a builder of residential and light commercial properties.He also responded to occasional requests from owners and agents to develop digital floor plans for existing buildings. In order to do that, he had to painstakingly measure each property using a tape measure and a then manually enter the information into CAD software.
It was a time-consuming and error-prone process – so he decided to create an easier way.
A revolutionary measuring method
Mike not only designed customized CAD software that operates more effectively for as-built building data collection, he also built it to communicate wirelessly with the latest in laser measuring technology. This innovative, highly portable system called the MeasuringBoard® operates with state-of-the-art Tablet PCs and turned out to be just what the industry had been looking for.
Major clients like Scotiabank and Great West Life were quick to use the fast, accurate new measuring service and the success of the MeasuringBoard® system led Mike to form PLANiT Measuring®.
Award-winning technology
Since that time, the MeasuringBoard® has won the prestigious Innovative Product and Technology Award by the Toronto Construction Association, was recognized as Innovative Product of the Year, 2004 by the National Research Council of Canada and has been endorsed by the Toronto Real Estate Board.
Ongoing development
The innovation hasn’t stopped with the MeasuringBoard®. PLANiT is committed to ongoing research and development to meet changing industry and client needs. Most recently, we’ve enhanced our online client portal to provide access to other proprietary plug-in applications in addition to secure hosting, we have introduced a digital compass to establish exact physical location and orientation of building features and in 2009, we adapted the system to work with the most advanced architectural CAD software used to develop parametric Building Information Models (BIMs) while on-site.