Why Smaller Surveying Subcontractors Work Best for Clients
Why Smaller Surveying Subcontractors Work Best for Clients When engaging a surveying subcontractor for their projects, contractors and clients have a range of options, from small companies in which the manager is often the senior surveyor, to national surveying companies with multiple directors, shareholders and offices in multiple cities. There are advantages and disadvantages to […]
Scan to Bim – An Overview for Construction Projects
The fastest growing and developing area in the geospatial sector is that of Building Information Modelling (BIM). This is increasingly demanded by clients in the construction industry for both pre-construction design and planning, and as-built model creation. For the latter, BIM provides an immensely useful dataset with which to analyse the design compliance of their new asset, manage it throughout its life cycle and renovate/extend works in the future.
Free Tools for Engineers and Supervisors to Locate Features on Site
There has been a surge recently in the availability and usage of positioning equipment on site, which is designed to be used by project staff other than surveyors to fulfil functions traditionally associated with surveyors. For example, supervisors’ kits consist of a GNSS rover kit with a somewhat simplified interface, which can be mounted on a vehicle or carried on a pole for use by supervisors or engineers.
