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Construction Technology
Why Project Visualization is the Most Critical Element of Any Construction Project
Leica Geosystems, Inc.
Project visualization and on-demand feedback is the foundation of successful projects.
September 9, 2020
Tools like 3D machine control, GNSS rovers, total stations and detection are increasingly becoming easy to use for project teams who need real-time jobsite intelligence.
Surveying & Layout
3D Scanning and BIM Software Offer Rapid Repair Opportunities
After a fire, a manufacturing facility was in need of quick repairs to return to 100% operation.
July 16, 2020
BIM model being drawn from 3D scan
Construction Technology
Concept-X Drives Doosan Toward Autonomous Construction Equipment Future
Doosan unveils advanced technologies that will enable autonomous solutions at its proving grounds in Boryeong City, Korea.
November 25, 2019
On November 20, Doosan revealed its autonomous construction site solution, Concept-X, with several prototype machines including a drone, wheel loader, excavator and articulated dump truck working together autonomously at the company’s proving grounds. Image by: Curt Bennink
Surveying & Layout
Weather No Problem for GNSS on Bridge Replacement
Sokkia Corporation
Maine contractor gets all-weather performance from its Sokkia GCX3 GNSS receiver and an iX503 robotic total station on a bridge replacement project
July 16, 2019
CPM’s Taylor Light-Surek gathers data using the Sokkia GNSS solution.
Equipment Management
How GPS Rovers Improve Construction Project Management
Technology’s ability to accurately measure projects with unprecedented speed offers contractors new ways to monitor progress and maintain quality control
March 28, 2019
Trimble’s SPS986 GNSS Smart Antenna can function as either a rover or base station. Rovers are common where machines are using GPS-assisted grade control, but their speed and accuracy in measuring site features makes them valuable even without grade automation on site.
Surveying & Layout
Which Construction Drone Should You Deploy?
Unmanned aerial vehicles continue raising standards for project knowledge, pressing on contractors the choice to either own the drone process or hire drone services
July 31, 2018
Flying a commercial drone capable of gathering data of survey-level accuracy has been automated to the point that flights can be launched and controlled from a smart phone. But some contractors may want data-analysis support from a drone service provider.
Construction Technology
Equipment Durability Matters in Remote Locations
Transportation Engineering Company Use Keson Wheels 8-10 Hours Daily in World’s Most Extreme Conditions and Remote Locations
March 28, 2014
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Technology & Services
Going 'Real Time'
It’s said that if you don’t measure something, it’s not worth knowing about. For the construction industry, data mining and measurement is becoming very important. The trick is in knowing how and what to measure.
January 16, 2013
Klorman's on-site team at their LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) project is reviewing a confederated BIM using Tekla BIMsight. The staff from left to right are: Tonia Wong (Project Engineer), Gerald Glass (Quality Control Manager), Mark Fechtelkotter (Project Manager) and Olivia Uyehara (Project Engineer).
Construction Technology
Even More Than Meets the Eye
Laser scanning uncovers surface variations on Louisiana flood stage-control structure with tight design tolerances.
April 28, 2011
Dale Stockstill & Associates collected several million points with a Topcon GLS-1000 laser scanner, and determined that the Lilly Bayou stage control structure deviated from tight design tolerances in many locations. (Image provided by DS&A)
Surveying & Layout
Contractors Say Robotic Total Stations Put More Profit in Concrete Jobs
Contractors tell how robotic stations save labor, materials and money on concrete work
February 14, 2011
Trimble's new Field Link for structures layout solution has a 7-inch screen, a built-in camera, job reporting capabilities and allows a contractor to load a building model and see what he’s doing in 3-D.
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