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Connect, Collaborate, Construct — Trimble's Use of Mixed Reality in Construction

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What's impacting the construction industry? Breakdowns in communication between the office and the field can result in more errors, lower productivity, and a spike in safety incidents. This challenge has not been made easier with the rise of work-from-home scenarios caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction projects are becoming increasingly complex, and with the current labor shortage and lack of skilled workers, it's hard to ensure you have the right resources to tackle certain projects. Across the world, BIM (Building Information Modeling) is becoming a crucial and even mandated process to ensure the planning, design, and construction of buildings is highly efficient and collaborative. The market size of global BIM in construction is expected to reach $7,536 million in 2027, growing at a CAGR of 15%.* However, while there is a huge opportunity to drive innovation with BIM, construction firms that do not bring their 3D content off their computers and into the real world are severely limited in their ability to experience all the benefits that BIM provides. Add a new dimension to your reality. What if there was a better way for field workers to access models and improve collaboration across projects? Mixed reality is one technology that is becoming a competitive differentiator for companies intent on driving up productivity and profitability. The possibilities are seemingly endless. If the concept of mixed reality (MR) is to combine the real world with a virtual one, then what if construction companies could use this technology to improve the understanding and communication of complex spatial conditions for a project using 3D holograms? Or what if you could support a whole new way of working with 3D models to enhance collaboration and reduce errors throughout the building lifecycle? 3

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