VOLUME vs iGUIDE: measured floor plans or a walkable splat

With its own camera system. The iGUIDE camera (the PLANIX line) pairs a 360 imaging unit with a laser rangefinder on a tripod. The operator moves it room to room; each placement captures a panorama and a laser sweep of distances. Planitar's processing turns the sweeps into a measured floor plan and links the panoramas to it.

Most agents do not buy the camera. They book a certified iGUIDE operator, who shoots, uploads, and delivers the package. The operator owns the relationship and the camera; Planitar hosts the result. Operators set their own prices; Planitar's site lists how to find one.

A floor plan with room dimensions and total area, computed from the laser data and presented to a stated accuracy. A 360 tour navigated from the floor plan. Square-footage reports formatted for listing use, which in some Canadian markets is a specific selling point because boards and buyers expect a measured area. Optional add-ons through the operator.

The floor plan is the product. The panoramas are the illustration.

A Gaussian-splat scene reconstructed from your own phone walkthrough: free movement, real parallax, viewable in the browser at a URL, embeddable by iframe, downloadable as a file. Lead capture and per-tour analytics. An unbranded link for MLS.

No floor plan. No measurements. No area report. VOLUME does not claim dimensional accuracy, and the splat should not be used for anything that needs a number. The walkable scene is the product.

iGUIDE: a proprietary camera, typically operated by a trained third party you book per listing. The cost is the operator's fee per property, which varies by operator and market. The turnaround is the operator's schedule plus processing. You do not need to learn anything; you need to book someone.

VOLUME: no hardware, no operator. You walk the property with your phone for a few minutes and upload. $79 per tour or $99 a month for five; first tour free; failed reconstructions never charged. Turnaround targets under an hour and is not guaranteed. You need to learn to walk slowly in good light; the shot guide is the whole curriculum.

Book iGUIDE when the listing needs a measured floor plan or an area report, when your board or your buyers expect one, or when you want a professional to handle capture entirely. Larger, higher-value, or unusual-layout homes often justify it.

Use VOLUME when you want a walkable tour today without booking anyone, for listings where a floor plan is not expected or already exists, for rentals and short-term stays, and for anything where the per-listing budget is small.

Use both when it makes sense: iGUIDE for the plan and measurements, VOLUME for the walk. They do different jobs and the MLS has two virtual tour fields on most boards.