THE CONNECTED SITE An Industry Moves into the Future LaVonne Frazier Trimble Director of the Connected Site, Engineering and Construction Group
CONSTRUCTION IS AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAGGARD*
Other industries have transformed productivity and quality through information technology − − −
Airlines Financial services Logistics
Construction has principally relied on scale factors (bigger and faster) to create productivity improvements −
Not aggressive in reengineering processes
Source: ASCE Journal Dec 2003
*Update: 2007 National Construction Technology Survey • 23% Very Aggressive • 46% Aggressive • 28% Somewhat Cautious • 2% Very Cautions
(up from 15% in 2006) (up from 39% in 2006) (down from 34% in 2006) (down from 4% in 2006)
Source: Constructech Magazine
PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES ESSENTIAL Customers require the services of many other companies to meet their full business needs ERP Software Wireless Providers Design and GIS software Survey & Machine Control Manufacturers Third Party Heavy Equipment Parts Providers Rental Houses Asset Management Companies Project Management Companies Logistics Suppliers
Tighter process integration becomes a key differentiator competitively – increasing efficiency & lowering costs. This may enable new organizational forms. Most projects currently Feasibility Planning
Survey
Design
Earthwork
Estimate Construct
Maintain
Operate
Maintain
Operate
Design and Build projects becoming more common Feasibility Planning
Survey
Design
Earthwork
Estimate Construct
Design, Build and Operate projects starting to appear Feasibility Planning
Survey
Design
Estimate
Earthwork Construct
Maintain
Total Connected Site Solution — 20 - 50% cost savings are possible. Focus should be on reducing rework which is about 20%.
Operate
ENHANCING SELECTED INDUSTRIES’ PRODUCTIVITY BY TRANSFORMING THEIR WORK PROCESSES Customers are demanding solutions that require high levels of integration HW to HW HW to SW HW & SW to external networks site to back office
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Cellular Radio Bluetooth Satellite WiFi
Value is created by the integration of multiple technologies into solutions
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Firmware Applications Back office integration Enterprise wide solutions Internet hosted solutions
Field hardware is the enabler
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GPS Laser Optical Inertial VRS™ 3-D Scanning
SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEMS Providing Ubiquitous Coverage
GPS II R
WAAS
GLONASS
EGNOS
Galileo GIOVE-A
Satellite Based Augmentation Systems MSAS QZSS GAGAN OmniSTAR
VRS INFRASTRUCTURE Centimeters at “The Flip of a Switch” > 100 Systems Worldwide Controlling > 3000 Reference Stations No Need for Temporary Infrastructure Improved Convenience, Cost, Quality
ADVANCES IN TOTAL STATION & LASER SCANNING TECHNOLOGY Improved Speed & Robustness Discrete Points to Surfaces Integration of Back Office & Field Effective Field Digitization
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Connectivity Within the Site and to the Back Office
Standards Enable Efficient Data Transmission Solution Requires Multiple Techniques
3D VISUALIZATION Key to Understanding the Data
OBJECTIVE IS TO ENABLE SIGNIFICANT SHARED DATA WITHIN THE CONNECTED SITE INITIAL SURVEY
DESIGN
Design Surface Data
Existing Surface Data
Design Elements
BUILD
Progress & Productivity
As-built Data
Estimates
Internet based project data: 3D, design, estimates, progress & management reports
Design Surface Data
Progress & Productivity
Quantities
Design Surface Data
CHECK
ESTIMATE
Design Surface Data
FINE GRADE
EARTHWORKS
LIFECYCLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Information Backbone for the Connected Site
1. Plan/Design
2. Build
3. Operate
INTEGRATION PROGRESSION Today, we have seamless data flow and sensor independence focused within a single discipline or phase of the life cycle.
Survey Controller, TSM, TDS
SCS 900, LM 80
SOLUTION EXAMPLE: SURVEY INSTRUMENT
Eliminates 2nd person “Intelligence” where its needed Reduces rework
SOLUTION EXAMPLE: GRADE CONTROL
Eliminates stakes Reduces rework Improves accuracy Improves operator availability
SOLUTION EXAMPLE: ASSET MANAGEMENT INTEGRATING SOLUTIONS
Machine Control Data
Mobile Asset Data
Portable Asset Data
Personnel Asset Data
Inventory/Consumables Data
Other 3rd party applications
INTEGRATION PROGRESSION Next – Across the entire life cycle
Seamless data integration and complete solution portfolio
Survey Controller, TSM, TDS
SCS 900, LM 80
TRANSFORMING THE WORLD’S WORK LaVonne Frazier Connected_Site@Trimble.com