CookScans by L P Cook and Company, Inc.

Last week we scanned a 4,500 SF house in preparation of making a very accurate 3D Revit (BIM) model. This is for the architects use in planning a major remodel of this 1970's beautiful house. This video is just of the "point cloud" model, made of over 940 million measurements to 2mm accuracy. This video will take you on a 2-minute tour through the point cloud.

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Our first rose in 2026

Inside the 2,500 lb. CW Cook safe, I discovered some special treasures: four hand-drawn survey maps, two from my Grandfather Clarence Westgate Cook and two from my Dad, Caneth Westgate Cook. They both signed their work with the initials C.W. COOK, which happens to be the name of our family company. Interestingly, my Dad changed his name from Kenneth to Caneth.

Unfortunately, Grandpaw CW passed away on June 3, 1951, at just 62 years old. I was only five at the time, so I didn’t get to know him very well, but I’ve heard so many wonderful things about him. He was a truly talented man—an accomplished land surveyor (LS1023) and a professor of Civil Engineering at USC. He also ran several other businesses!

My Dad had his own unique talents too. He was originally an airplane mechanic and an ordained minister before he became a land surveyor (LS2568). It’s inspiring to think about the legacies of both my father and grandfather. My brother Lloyd and I continued that tradition as licensed land surveyors as well; Lloyd holds LS 4582, and I hold LS 4285. It feels like there aren’t many of us left in the field, but we’re proud to carry on their legacy!

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Richard Caswell, Surveyor and Father of North Carolina — Berntsen International Many of our founding fathers started their careers as surveyors. Along with providing an essential service, surveying was a very profitable trade in eighteenth century America. Surveyors would purchase newly opened land from the Crown and sell tracts to settlers at higher prices. This led to some re