This session explores the use of emerging technology such as LiDar scanning, drones, and photogrammetry to quickly, easily, and cost effectively create base building documentation for your preservation project. Participants will learn how modern building digitizing technology works, how this pre-construction service digitizes actual, as-built, building conditions, providing accurate PDF, AutoCad and Revit documentation to reduce guesswork in your project planning. The session covers the benefits of “jumpstarting your project” including automatic creation of CAD drawings, precise measurements, photographic documentation, and 3D models, and how these deliverables support various project phases, from fundraising and marketing to regulatory review and contractor bidding.