1. A laser scanner that measures three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of a surface in a laser scanner frame of reference, comprising: a light source, a first motor, a second motor, a first angle measuring device, a second angle measuring device, a distance meter, a sensing device, and a processor; the light source configured to launch a first light beam; the first motor and the second motor configured to direct the first light beam to a first direction, the first light beam intersecting the surface in a first point; the first angle measuring device configured to measure a first angle of rotation, the second angle measuring device configured to measure a second angle of rotation, 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 measure 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; the sensing device configured to be moved by at least one of the first motor and the second motor, the sensing device selected from among the group consisting of a radiation detector, a millimeter wave detector, an optical image intensifier, and a terahertz wave sensor, the sensing device configured to capture a first emission from the first point, the radiation detector capable of measuring at least one 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 value with the 3D coordinates of the first point.