Uploading Emesent Hovermap Scan Data

This article outlines how to handle Emesent Hovermap data. Helping to get to know the workflow to get Hovermap point cloud and 360 pictures into Cintoo.

More about Emesent Hovermap here: Hovermap – Emesent

The data expected by Cintoo Connect from the Emesent Hovermap device and related software is a E57 file together with the scanning path in .xyz format.

Importing Emesent Hovermap data using Cintoo Connect

  • Select Mobile Scan from Add dropdown menu in a selected project and Work Zone
  • Select the Mobile Laser Scans tab in Cintoo Connect
  • Select Emesent Hovermap as source Device/Format


  • Select E57 file and Scanning path (.xyz) generated by Emesent software
  • Modify Positions sampling as needed:
    • For example, 4 will create 1 scan location for every 4 panoramic images included in the scanning path
    • The number of 3D scans and average distance between each one will be indicated in Cintoo Connect and will be added to scan count
  • Click Import
  • Check Messages tab from time to time to see if the process is running smoothly
  • New 3D scans will appear one by one in Cintoo project

    Note: refer to this Emesent article for more details Aura: Working with Point Clouds.