Hey everyone again! 
A massive shout-out to Payo for another hands-on review put together for the Pocket 2 community! Watching the Pocket 2 go through its paces on real job sites never gets old.
For those following the latest testing, here are the main takeaways from the RTK Fusion & Reality Capture evaluation:
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RTK & SLAM Fusion: Seamless transitions from indoor to outdoor environments. Fusing RTK positioning with visual SLAM odometry allows field crews to georeference point clouds directly on site without relying solely on manual control points.
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3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS): Evaluated alongside the MindCloudX AI platform, showing how the Pocket 2’s RGB cameras generate photorealistic 3D Gaussian Splats and textured models alongside crisp raw point clouds—perfect for immersive digital walkthroughs. (btw, the Pocket 2 Pro is way better 3DGS)
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Where It Shines: Ideal for georeferenced site foundation layouts, outdoor asset tracking, and high-precision Scan-to-BIM applications requiring absolute coordinate alignment.
Thank you again, Payo, for putting the Pocket 2 through rigorous real-world testing and sharing your honest results with the scanning community!
What features are you guys leveraging most on your current job sites? Drop your thoughts below!