Mobile Capture

Scaniverse

Scaniverse is Niantic’s mobile 3D scanner for capturing, processing, sharing, and exporting Gaussian Splats directly from a phone.

Stage: Capture / Mobile ProcessingFast field scansOn-device processingPLY and SPZ export

Open official linkScaniverse Website->

What It Does

Scaniverse is one of the clearest “phone-first” entries into Gaussian Splatting. Instead of starting with COLMAP or a CUDA trainer, a creator can walk around a subject, process the scan on-device, then share or export it.

It is especially useful for early scouting, quick documentation, public-space scans, travel captures, and creators who want a splat before deciding whether to rebuild the scene with a heavier pipeline.

How To Use It In 3DGS

Capture with slow movement, strong overlap, and enough side views to avoid flat billboard-like results.
Use Scaniverse’s crop and visual adjustment tools to remove the most obvious clutter before export.
Export PLY when you want compatibility with editors and viewers; export SPZ when size and mobile transfer matter.
Open the result in 3DGS Viewer, SuperSplat, PlayCanvas, Unity, or another downstream viewer to check orientation, scale, and file size.

Things To Watch

Fast phone capture can hide missing angles until you inspect the model in a separate viewer.
On-device convenience is not magic: shiny glass, thin wires, moving people, and low-light footage can still create artifacts.
SPZ is compact and practical, but keep the best available source export when you expect later cleanup or conversion.

Official And Related Links

Scaniverse Website SPZ Format Page Scaniverse Community Niantic SPZ GitHub

When Scaniverse Is Enough

Use it for quick scans, social sharing, map/community posts, real-estate previews, location scouting, and prototypes where capture speed matters more than repeatable training control.
Move to a desktop pipeline when you need strict camera calibration, custom training parameters, batch automation, or reproducible quality comparison.
For teams, treat Scaniverse as a fast intake tool: capture on-site, export PLY/SPZ, then standardize cleanup and publishing elsewhere.

Useful Sources

Scaniverse Website Gaussian Splatting Announcement App Store Listing