Reduce Manpower Costs. Field time is expensive time. Certainty 3D has consistently demonstrated field survey operations are typically reduced by 75-80%. A significant portion of that time is moved to much less expensive office operations associated with processing. The net result is typically about 30% reduction in overall field survey time and overall cost reduction of around 50%.

Shorten Payment Cycles. The completeness and quick turn-around of 3D image data can be exploited in establishing completion of project milestones for which payment is due. Extracted models compared to virtual CAD designs offer immediate evidence of completion. For example, payment may be requested for placement of bridge "support structures" in place according to design instead of waiting for the land survey of the bridge road surface.

Accelerate Project Schedules / Reduce Project Costs. Access to 3D image data across Design-Build-Management operations accelerates design, planning and execution at every stage of the Design-Build process. Response times associated with spatial measurement requests by the Design-Build teams are practically eliminated. Repetitive returns to the field for additional measurements are practically eliminated. The result is significantly accelerated project schedules.

Increase Quality Control. Shifting processing from the field to the office provides the opportunity to better assess and control the quality of spatial data.  Field survey inconsistencies, blunders, etc. are identified very early in the process thereby avoiding often costly mistakes downstream.

Reduce and Manage Risk. One of the valuable characteristics of 3D image data is its complete baseline description of existing conditions. Furthermore, when executed correctly, this data is traceable back to certified land survey control datum. Therefore this data can prove very useful in assessing the validity of damage claims resulting from Build operations. The following two images show documentation and certifiable measurements of "pre-existing" building cracks extracted from 3D image data prior to a project start.

Management Challenges. The implementation of 3D image technology across the Field and Design-Build processes can not be effectively implemented without active support of management. Operational and financial success requires that operations re-organize around the technology. Your Design-Build team will need your top-down support to:

• Fund equipment/software purchase.
• Support the reorganization of survey teams from field to office.
• Support the introduction of 3D image data across the Design-Build process.
• Introduce and support education and training across your operations.
• Develop the ROI metrics necessary for evaluation.
• Support your team as they move to the next generation of Design-Build technology.

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