Today, utilities face the pressing need to modernize and digitize their network infrastructure management processes.
Reliance on paper and data scarcity result in slow, inefficient, and error-prone workflows. To optimize underground infrastructure management and obtain highly accurate, realistic 3D models, utilities are seeking faster, more robust, and effective solutions.
Currently, data digitization remains limited and plagued by challenges:
- Data collection requires qualified personnel to visit excavation sites repeatedly, wasting time and resources.
- Moving information from paper to GIS systems is slow and prone to errors, further delaying workflows.
- Laser scanners are expensive, fragile and require specialized expertise. The resulting point clouds demand lengthy processing and are cumbersome for mobile use without additional work.
3D Photo Survey: the app for expeditious excavation survey
The 3D Photo Survey app simplifies excavation digitization through a fully automated, intuitive process. It generates a 3D model of the excavation, accessible both on-site and in back-office.
No specialized skills are needed: operators simply capture images of the excavation using the app, as if recording a video. The app uploads time- and location-stamped images to the cloud, where they are processed into georeferenced 3D models and ultra-high-resolution orthophotos.
Requirements for 3D scanning:
- A smartphone to “scan” the excavation.
- A GNSS-RTK receiver paired with the smartphone.
With 3D Photo Survey, excavation sites go digital!
3D Photo Survey digitises utility excavation sites by creating 3D models and orthophotos of network infrastructure during excavation and setting phases. These models are stored in standard formats in the cloud and can be integrated directly into corporate GIS for future use.
Thanks to these digital models, from their desks and without the need to send personnel out into the field, operators will be able to take precision measurements directly on the digital models, map their network and have a ‘digital cadastral database” of their assets. This solution is also ideal to budget executed works, offering a faster, more accurate and efficient process.
Embrace digital convenience: simplify operations and reduce time and costs!
