Technologies for collecting and virtually simulating circadian lighting data associated with a physical space

A computer-implemented method for detecting lighting conditions within a physical space, the method comprising:

• detecting, by a scanning device of a data capture machine, a set of readings indicating a presence of a set of physical objects located at a set of locations within the physical space;
• capturing, by an image sensor of the data capture machine, a set of images depicting a set of luminaires located at the set of locations within the physical space;
• capturing, by a recording device of the data capture machine, a set of lighting measurements respectively at the set of locations within the physical space;
• aggregating, by a processor, the set of readings, the set of images, and the set of lighting measurements by associating the set of readings, the set of images, and the set of lighting measurements with the set of locations at which the set of readings, the set of images, and the set of lighting measurements were detected or captured;
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• generating, by the processor using the set of readings, the set of images, and the set of lighting measurements that were aggregated, an electronic file, including:
• generating a floorplan of the physical space using the set of readings that were captured,
• adding, to the floorplan, a set of indications corresponding to the set of luminaires as depicted in the set of images, to generate a reflected ceiling plan,
• adding, to the reflected ceiling plan, the set of lighting measurements, wherein the set of lighting measurements comprises spectral power distribution (SPD) measurements, and applying a set of calculations that convert the SPD measurements into circadian stimulus (CS) measurements at the set of locations.