1. A laser scanner that measures three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of a surface comprising: a measuring head, a base, a light source, a first motor, a second motor, a first angle measuring device, a second angle measuring device, a rotary mirror, a distance meter, a sensing device, and a processor; the measuring head mounted on the base such that the measuring head is rotated about a vertical axis; the light source attached to the measuring head and configured to launch a first light beam; the first motor configured to rotate the measuring head about the vertical axis; the second motor attached to the measuring head and configured to rotate the rotary mirror about a horizontal axis; the first light beam deflected by the rotary mirror to a first direction, the first light beam intersecting the surface at a first point; the first angle measuring device configured to measure a first angle of rotation about the vertical axis, the second angle measuring device configured to measure a second angle of rotation about the horizontal axis, the first direction determined by the first angle of rotation and the second angle of rotation; the distance meter configured to receive the first light beam reflected off the first point and to determine a first distance from the scanner to the first point, the first distance based at least in part on a speed of light in air of the first light beam; the sensing device attached to the measuring head the sensing device configured to capture a first emission from the first point, the sensing device a radiation detector, wherein the radiation detector is capable of measuring at least one of the group consisting of alpha radiation, beta radiation, and gamma radiation; and the processor configured to determine the 3D coordinates of the first point and to determine a value obtained from the sensing device corresponding to the first point, the 3D coordinates based at least in part on the first angle of rotation, the second angle of rotation, and the first distance, the processor further configured to associate the 3D coordinates of the first point and the value obtained from the sensing device.