Running level lines across a seawall once a year, checking periodically for subsidence on an old landfill, shooting reflectorless points over a dam spillway, weekly surveying of a bridge during construction—these common surveying tasks are all examples of monitoring. At its most basic level, monitoring is nothing more than repeatedly surveying the same object and comparing the results. So it is something you have probably already done before, at least to a certain degree.
But did you know these surveying tasks have the potential to launch a high-demand monitoring service in your business? You simply need to know how to optimize your resources and approach. Here are some resources that can guide you in your journey.
Monitoring 102: Using Total Stations and Laser Scanning to Provide Real-Time Results >
Expand your monitoring capabilities by exploring the next level of automation in Part 2 of our Monitoring webinar series.
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Moving from campaign monitoring to semi-automated monitoring with the use of a field app is an easy first step to launch and grow your monitoring capabilities. Once you’re ready to expand into setting up permanent installations, there’s more to learn.
Why Monitoring is a Surveyor's Service >
Asset monitoring is already becoming standard in urban construction and will become routine as cities continue to get more dense and build upwards. Are you capturing your share of this growing market?
“Surveyors are already experts in optical and GNSS measurements, and these are the two most commonly used sensors in asset monitoring. Surveyors are also good at analyzing measurement data and preparing reports … and that’s asset monitoring, in a nutshell.”
Craig Hewes, PLS
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When to Use GNSS Monitoring >
If asset monitoring is part of your firm’s business plan, don’t automatically assume that total station monitoring is the way to go. In many cases, monitoring networks that include, or are wholly composed of, GNSS receivers are the most appropriate and most cost-effective solution.
“Where just a few points need to be monitored, as on a dam, GNSS receivers can be the better choice because they work in all weather (total station monitoring can be shut down by fog, rain, or snow), they don’t require long lines of sight to ground-based control, and they update 3D position continually without needing to reference other earthbound points.” READ MORE >
On Demand Webinar: How to Optimize Structural Monitoring >
Learn how to leverage the latest monitoring technology innovations to provide intelligence, protect assets and save lives.
“We know unequivocally that structures move. But when do they move? Where do they move, and by how much? In which direction—horizontally or vertically? What factors influence the movement? And what is the impact of that movement—is it causing additional pressure on some other structure, deforming alignment or presenting an increased risk? Knowing this information is crucial to protecting life and assets. Technology enables us as surveyors to answer all these questions.”
William T. Derry, Prof. LS
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The Power of Real-Time Monitoring
With real-time monitoring, movement and displacement can be detected within seconds and immediately conveyed to key stakeholders and the public. In this video, Joel Swenson, senior geotechnical engineer at Barr Engineering Co. based in Minneapolis, explains how technology sets the firm apart and empowers professionals to provide outstanding service.
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