A WORCESTER-based chartered land surveying company has been appointed to undertake a project at Pershore Abbey.

CGD Ltd won the commission and a four month project is now well underway.

The project involves surveying and measuring every stone at the Abbey, using the latest 3D scanning technology with the final data then being processed to produce a 3D model which will be shared with the Abbey’s architect.

Due to the density of measurements over a given area, the 3D laser scanner can survey building features in incredible detail.

Plans can include accurate measurements of intricate building features that were notoriously hard to survey using traditional equipment, for example the decorated interlocking tracery of a church’s windows.

The 3D laser scanner can capture a lot of data and provide helpful information, very quickly, with the brief period of onsite activity meaning there is less disruption overall.

The survey provides information to architects, civil engineers and planners.

Neil Carey, managing director of CGD Ltd, said: “Laser scanners are now the go to measurement tools for land surveyors, with professionals such as ourselves using the technology to improve data collection and project outcomes.

"The data we are collecting on behalf of Pershore Abbey will assist both educational and preservation purposes in this stunning ecclesiastical environment.”

Dr Judy Dale, churchwarden at Pershore Abbey, said: “Carrying out a complex survey in a building like Pershore Abbey is no easy task.

"CGD have been really professional and helpful throughout their time with us.

"They have been willing to work in difficult areas and around all sorts of interruptions from church services, funerals and meetings."