Lighting audit docking station device and method thereof

A lighting audit system comprising:

• a smart device;
• a lighting audit docking station in communication with the smart device;
• a database in communication with at least one of the lighting audit docking station and the smart device;
• and
• the lighting audit docking station including:
• a targeting unit configured to determine a distance measurement to a target;
• a camera unit configured to provide an image of the target;
• wherein the distance measurement and the image are communicated from the lighting audit docking station to the smart device.

A method for performing a lighting audit by providing data to a lighting audit system having a smart device in communication with a lighting audit docking station and a database, the lighting audit docking station having a targeting unit and a camera unit, the method comprising:

• providing a physical parameter to a lighting audit table for a space-under-study;
• representing the space-under-study on a virtual map presented on a display;
• adding surface characteristic data for the space-under-study into the lighting audit table;
• measuring the physical dimensions of the space-under-study using the targeting unit, the physical dimension measurements being stored in the lighting audit table;
• entering into the lighting audit table parameters for a luminaire located in the space-under-study;
• and
• calculating a lighting audit for the space-under-study based on data in the lighting audit table.