Jobsite management and visibility in construction refers to the ability to monitor and understand what’s happening at any given time on a construction site in order to improve overall project management, reduce delays, and enhance safety.
This requires complete, near real-time visibility into site activities that are only made possible by technological advances in the construction industry.
Here are five key technologies that help increase construction project visibility and enhance jobsite management:
1. 360 PHOTO DOCUMENTATION
Capturing comprehensive visual records of your construction site using 360 photo technology — which can be done either through internal resources or by trained documentation teams — is foundationally important for increasing jobsite visibility. These panoramic images provide an immersive view of site conditions, allowing project managers and stakeholders to monitor progress thoroughly.
With 360 photos, you can easily compare current site conditions with previous records to assess progress, quickly detect emerging issues or deviations from design specifications, and share visuals with stakeholders for better coordination and collaboration.
Taking photos on a regular basis — ideally once or twice a week — allows for better tracking and provides a more comprehensive historical record. It can also minimize unnecessary site visits and accelerate milestone confirmation for improved budget management.
2. 3D LASER SCANNING
3D laser scanning provides highly accurate measurements to millimeter accuracy, making it an invaluable tool for improving site visibility and planning.
By incorporating 3D laser scanning into construction workflows, you can:
- Capture highly accurate measurements that minimize the risk of errors during planning and construction
- Identify potential issues before costly rework is required
- Visualize progress in three dimensions and in far greater detail than with images alone
- Spot discrepancies between BIM design and reality to avoid rework with Hexagon’s Deviation Analysis solution
Every project has different levels of complexity and with 3D laser scanning point clouds you can use the data in multiple ways including Scan to Plan and Scan to BIM (Building Information Model).
Read more: Scan to Plan or Scan to BIM? Which fits your needs?
3. CONSTRUCTION CAMERAS
Construction webcams serve as a cost-effective tool for both real-time monitoring and progress monitoring.
With webcams having the ability to stream live video ensures that stakeholders, regardless of location, can remotely monitor site activities in real time, ensuring progress, security and safety procedures are effectively tracked.
Additionally, recorded footage serves as a valuable tool for verifying performance, documenting milestone achievements, and even creating time-lapse marketing videos.
4. UAVs (Drones)
Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) provide an aerial perspective for jobsite management by capturing high-resolution imagery and video from previously inaccessible angles.
Access to this project data adds a new dimension to construction site monitoring across a wide range of use cases, including:
- Initial land mapping of project site
- Monitoring and documenting project progress
- Identifying safety hazards and security risks
- Tracking equipment and materials across the jobsite
- Create captivating marketing videos
Being consistent with UAV/Drone documentation and other site capture, provides a more complete and valuable record of your project’s progress over time.
Read more: The Top 10 Benefits of Using Drones in Construction
5. AI-POWERED ANALYSIS REPORTING
When it comes to jobsite visibility, few innovations rival the impact of AI-powered analysis reporting. These solutions analyze data to provide key insights into a project’s status.
For example, Hexagon’s Progress Reporting is an AI powered solution that analyzes 360 photos and delivers detailed progress reports that show the percentage complete of major trades compared to the project’s plan. This enables stakeholders to track progress by sub trades, floor and overall project in near real-time, facilitating more accurate schedule updates, improved payment applications review and enhanced field coordination.
For life safety measures, Multivista’s Automated Firestopping solution is trained to detect thousands of above-ceiling unsealed penetration types with a +95% accuracy from 2D or 360 photos. The AI has been trained from a database of +200,000 hand-labeled construction photos taken by our documentation specialists from around the world.
Our automated AI analysis can classify and precisely locate multiple defect types in a single image. Once images are analyzed, tasks are then auto-generated in our cloud-based platform to ensure that any penetrations are identified and shared so they can be handled in a timely manner by project teams.
INCREASE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT VISIBILITY WITH MULTIVISTA
Adapting 360 photo, 3D laser scanning, construction cameras, UAV/drones, and AI-powered analysis solutions can transform jobsite management into a streamlined, insight-rich process. Get the complete picture with the very best in documentation and AI-powered analysis solutions.
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