Abstract: A system and method for remotely and accurately generating a 3D model of a complex object is provided through the use of laser scan data and a plurality of overlapping images taken of the complex object. To generate the 3D model first, second, and third 3D point clouds may be derived from laser scan data obtained from one or more LiDAR scanners at a first, second, and, third location, respectively, near a complex object. A fourth 3D point cloud of a first portion of the complex object may be derived from a plurality of overlapping images, wherein at least a section of the first portion of the complex object is partially or wholly occluded. The first, second, third, and fourth 3D point clouds may be combined into a single 3D point cloud and a 3D model of the complex object may be generated from the single 3D point cloud.