We would like to thank the University of Trento, EIT Digital, and HIT – Hub Innovazione Trentino for the recently concluded challenge, which gave us the opportunity to participate by presenting a concrete case study to a group of university students.
The challenge: 3D Photo Survey – making the tangible benefits of this innovative technology easier to understand.
The challenge we proposed focused on 3D Photo Survey, our latest software solution for utility distribution companies. This is a mobile application that enables field operators to carry out utility excavation site surveys directly using a smartphone. The App generates 3D models and orthophotos of underground infrastructures (such as pipelines, valves, joints, ducts, and cable conduits). These data prove to be extremely valuable both during excavation activities and for future use, once the excavation site has been completed and the network infrastructures are buried and therefore no longer accessible.
As a highly innovative product— capable of redefining well-established operational processes — it is not always easy, when engaging with potential new users, to fully convey its concrete advantages. For this reason, we considered it an interesting topic to propose as a case study.
Over the past few months, the working group— composed of students Arif Hasan Apu, Bénie Nshimirimana, Da Li, Raffaele Spista, Wail Ameur, and supported by Prof. Maurizio Marchese and other experts — developed an in-depth and highly valuable analytical report. We are confident this work will help us communicate the value of the technology we have developed even more effectively.
Our sincere thanks go to the students, coordinators, and institutions that made this collaboration possible.
