What new surveying technologies can help you stay ahead of the game?

Se tratando da metodologia BIM, a varredura a laser é uma ferramenta incrível para realizar o as-built da obra, pois possibilita a sobreposição do projetado e do real executado, fornecendo recursos para uma análise de dados aprimorada, refletindo em controle de custos e alterações do conceito inicial.

Laser scanning: This technique creates 3D models of objects, buildings, and landscapes by measuring distances with a laser beam. Laser scanning eliminates the need for human measurements by capturing high-resolution data quickly.

New surveying technologies that can help you stay ahead of the game include: Laser scanning. Drone mapping. Augmented reality. Cloud computing. Artificial intelligence. These technologies offer improved efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness, allowing surveyors to meet the demands of the industry and stay ahead of the competition

BIM (Building Information Modeling): BIM technology enables surveyors and engineers to create digital representations of buildings and infrastructure projects. It facilitates collaboration, clash detection, and visualization throughout the project lifecycle, from design and construction to operation and maintenance.

Great tool to generate complex existing environment when high precision is required (millimeter). But it generates millions of points and the models can easily reach multiple gigabytes. While being the most accurate technique, the model can quickly become less user friendly. It is important to know project requirements to choose preferred techniques. Drone mapping have 5-15mm precision, so much less than Lidar but it is less costly and can be perfect for some Civil projects per example where millimetric accuracy is not absolutely necessary.

Drone mapping: This technology records aerial photos and movies of vast regions using unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. Surveyors can visit difficult-to-reach areas and get a bird's-eye view of the terrain via drone mapping.

With the use of augmented reality technology, one can see an improved perspective of their surroundings by superimposing digital data over the actual world. Surveyors can work together, display data, and conduct measurements and inspections with the use of augmented reality.

Surveyors may now save, retrieve, and exchange data online without depending on local servers or hardware thanks to cloud computing technologies. For their data administration and analysis, surveyors can benefit from greater flexibility, scalability, and security using cloud computing.

While computer vision is not 100% accurate, it can help to identify areas of interest for a human reviewer. For example, AI systems are used to review CCTV sewer footage. The AI system can identify clean pipes with very high accuracy. It can also identify typical problem areas and highlight ambiguous footage for a human to review. An advanced system could even learn and improve from this collaborative intelligence approach.

Artificial intelligence: This technology uses machine learning and algorithms to carry out operations like recognition, reasoning, and decision-making that would typically need human intellect. Surveyors can benefit from the automation of workflows, process optimization, and data-driven insights provided by artificial intelligence.

I agree in general but disagree that AI mimic human intelligence. It is great at aggregating existing knowledge it can even learn by itself depending of the algorithm backing the AI but comparing it to human intelligence while being good as a marketing stand point, falls short really quick when one really start looking into it. It is quite reductive of human capabilities. One can read great texts from Noam Chomsky and other authors about this. I prefer to look at it like another great tool we can use for it’s appropriate application. Yes, there is great potential into it, and more to come. So, let’s all use this great tool but remain aware of its limits.

These are a few of the newest technology available for surveying that can keep you competitive. You should take into account additional aspects as well, such as the technologies' affordability, accessibility, and dependability as well as the moral and legal ramifications of employing them.