1. A method comprising: receiving a three-dimensional point cloud generated from an optical distancing system; receiving at least one two-dimensional image generated from at least one camera; colorizing the three-dimensional point cloud with the at least one two-dimensional image, thereby forming a colorized three-dimensional point cloud; and synthesizing, using a processor, an equal area projection panoramic image from the colorized three-dimensional point cloud, wherein the panoramic image comprises a plurality of pixels, and each pixel in the plurality of pixels represents a same amount of area.