System and method of scanning and aquiring images of an environment

A method of scanning an environment, the method comprising:

• acquiring coordinates of points of surfaces in an environment with a scanner, the scanner having a light emitter and a light receiver;
• acquiring an image of the environment with a camera connected to a mobile device;
• engaging a first position indicator of the mobile device with a second position indicator of the scanner;
• and
• transferring data between the mobile device and the scanner in response to the first position indicator engaging the second position indicator.

A scanning system comprising:

• a mobile device having a 360 degree camera and a first position indicator;
• a mobile scanner having a light emitter and a light receiver arranged to receive light emitted from the light emitter and reflected from a surface in an environment, the scanner further having a second position indicator;
• and
• one or more processors that determine coordinates of surfaces in an environment in response to emitting light with the light emitter and receiving light with the light receiver, the one or more processors further determining the position of the mobile computing device and transmits the data between the scanner and the mobile device in response to the first position indicator engaging the second position indicator.