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Ideas For Your Business From Surveying Projects

Apr 20

The goal of every measurement and 3D model is to provide useful information that can be used to plan, develop, and maintain the infrastructure that supports our daily lives. With a wide range of surveying gear, surveyors are able to collect more data and take on more challenging assignments.

 

Detailed inspections of dams for long-term hydropower

Surveying with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is changing the geospatial industry and opening up new job prospects for surveyors. Axpo use the Aibot for a wide range of surveying projects both within and outside of dams that are actively operational.

Lai da Nalps, a hydroelectric dam in Tujetsch, Grisons, Switzerland, with a height of 127 meters and a length of 480 meters. Axpo appraised this dam. By utilizing the Leica Aibot, Axpo's own in-house surveying staff was able to accurately measure and document the dam's condition over time.

It took a lot of time and danger to check the dam with the team's previous methods, even with thorough preparation and excellent locations, and the results were less comprehensive and higher quality than those acquired with a UAV flying at just 10 meters away.

Big dam inspections take two to three days and roughly 10 hours of total air time. As the Aibot automatically takes images every two seconds during flight, it frees the pilot to focus exclusively on maintaining a constant height and distance from the wall with their copter.

 

Observations are being made on the construction of London's second-tallest structure

They don't spring out of thin air in a city. Between planning, design, and construction, crucial procedures such as monitoring and placement take place.

22 Bishopsgate, London's second-tallest skyscraper, reached new heights in the United Kingdom thanks to Leica Geosystems monitoring systems. Accurate and reliable positioning on the condition of structures as actionable data is vital for rapid and knowledgeable assessments and response to any concerns.

After each leap or elevation of the rig to establish a new level, the Careys Civil Engineering surveying team needed reliable coordinates to continue building the structure and verify the correct position of the core inside. It is the primary objective of Leica Geosystems' automated positioning system to acquire accurate and reliable coordinates throughout the construction process that are unaffected by building movement.

By integrating GNSS measurements with tiltmeters, Leica Geosystems developed a technique for acquiring accurate coordinate points at the top of the formwork of the ascending skyscraper (precise inclination sensors). An Active Control Point (ACP) is the coordinates and orientation of the Leica Geosystems robotic total stations viewed by the total stations.

 

The city of Ayacucho is undergoing a digital transformation

For the purpose of building smart models that can help make better decisions and offer innovative city services, digital cities projects collect usable data and capture all elements of urban surroundings. Mobile, reality capture, aerial and asset management solutions from Hexagon are being used in cities throughout the world to help digitize urban environments.'

Peruvian non-profit group Patronato Pikimachay hired C95 Creative to build an intelligent digital city model of Ayalcoho because 3D models may help people better understand the environment around them and provide a georeferenced digital platform for city-based activities.

Ayacucho's historic core was the focus of the project, which included a comprehensive digital survey and the creation of a digital city model using georeferenced point clouds and images from 150 blocks in the area. All of the project's deliverables were delivered within six months, including data collected throughout an approximately 50-kilometer course.

 

Smart manufacturing are being transformed via reality capture

Digital copies of the physical environment are an essential component of a Smart Factory. Various technologies must be staged inside virtual representations of the real world in order to control and monitor physical processes in an autonomous and decentralized manner..

In order to construct contemporary automated warehouses, Elettric80, a leading provider of flexible and adaptive integrated automation solutions for high-volume consumer products businesses, is utilizing 3D reality capture technology. This Italian company has installed over 2,000 automated systems all around the world.

In order to design and construct factories that are both efficient and safe, Elettric80's experts digitalize each one prior to construction. Leica Geosystems laser scanners and a total station may be used to produce various outputs, such as 2D plans, 3D meshes, and models.

With the use of a 3D warehouse representation, Elettric80 was able to improve operational efficiency by improving design, production routes, maintenance management, and equipment location.