>> Learn how FMT AB, a land excavation and construction
company, is using the Trimble SiteVision augmented reality
system to improve communication and collaboration
between crews and stakeholders. Read the interview.
Augmented reality technology enables any user
with a smartphone to bring complex data sets to
the field and easily present, share, and view them in
a user-friendly format, adding immediate value to
workflows and improving communication.
Take a site meeting, for example. Designers,
engineers, contractors, investors, owners, and even
non-technical community stakeholders can visualize
what a project will look like via a 3D model using
the AR tool on their own devices. While viewing the
model overlaid on the actual site, people can ask
and answer questions, raise concerns, and solve
problems on the spot.
Instead of crowding around paper plans, users
get an instant and comprehensive understanding
of the project from their devices—and in much
richer detail than they would get with a 2D data set.
Users don't need a technical background or years
of experience reading or interpreting designs to
understand what they're seeing.
With the AR tool, users can also take photos,
measurements, and notes onsite. Before the
meeting is over, team members can create and
assign tasks to other team members to ensure
productive follow-up. Updates in the field can
be shared and viewed back in the office, further
connecting teams, workflows, and data.
AR in Action:
Improving Collaboration
& Communication During
Site Meetings
