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 101: Easy Ways to Launch and Grow Your Monitoring Capabilities >
You’re probably already performing basic monitoring services. With some simple and inexpensive technology upgrades, you can launch a new high-demand service in your business. Learn how in the first webinar in our monitoring series, now available on demand.
“Now more than ever, there’s an understanding that monitoring for structural problems in dams, buildings and infrastructure is imperative to preventing disaster. Surveyors already have the expertise to capture the data; with the right technology, you can really have a big impact in this field.”
William T. Derry, Prof. LS
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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.
Monitoring 103: Using GNSS and Network Infrastructure for Real-Time and Long Term Monitoring >
Learn when to use GNSS in your installed monitoring projects and how to optimize the network infrastructure to provide the information that matters.
Many monitoring projects require the special capabilities of GNSS receivers, sometimes by themselves and sometimes in combination with total stations. Here’s how to apply your surveying expertise to deliver exceptional results on a critical installation.
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Monitoring 104: Using the Power of Automation for Real-Time Analysis and Reporting >
See what’s possible with the next-generation of automation in Part 4 of our Monitoring webinar series.
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Intelligent software and sensors are all part of a successful deformation monitoring approach. But understanding what’s happening on that project in real time requires one more piece—a way to easily and seamlessly integrate every component to tell the whole story. Explore GeoMonitoring Hub, the platform that brings it all together.
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. And surveyors are also good at analyzing measurement data and preparing reports … and that’s asset monitoring, in a nutshell.”
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.
Real-Time Monitoring Advances Landslide Risk Management >
An innovative GNSS-based monitoring system provides assurance that a landslide has stabilized and sets a new standard for assessing and mitigating risk.
“We looked at [the dashboard] and could verify right away that there was no displacement at all, which was pretty amazing. The ministry was able to call town officials immediately and tell them with confidence that their access was unaffected.”
– British Columbia Geomatics Survey Supervisor Sean MacIsaac
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